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Finding ways to build and finance strong WASH systems, including everyone along the way. Read more...
A meeting organised by Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) and IRC Uganda, to inform the parliamentarians about the Watershed empowering citizens programme, discuss key issues in WASH and IWRM, and make recommendations on how the issues can be addressed effectively. Read more...
The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency. Read more...
Problem tree analysis is a good tool to plan, assess and adapt WASH programmes. Lessons from Watershed India. Read more...
The recent JMP report shows how India is accelerating the rate of reducing open defecation, due to the efforts of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The question is whether there are other countries that are seeing such acceleration. Is there another India out there? Read more...
Why networking and collective action are essential to systems change. Read more...
"Water should be colourless in all aspects, that is, it should not have any political colour, nor should it be seen as a means to gain votes. Our only motivation should be, to guarantee the human right of access to water, for everyone and forever". Mayor of San Antonio de Cortés, Honduras Read more...
What it will take to bring water and sanitation to everyone. Read more...
Last week, a number of Agenda for Change members that are working on WASH systems strengthening in countries in Latin America came together for a learning and sharing event. A key point of discussion in that event was the importance of political leadership at local level, but also the systemic... Read more...
Is finance a red herring and what is "Rosenboom's law on pilots"? Learn more from an IRC friend for over 30 years. Read more...
WASH businesses that are attempting to enter both water and sanitation markets worldwide are frequently not what you'd call "business as usual". Many of them are social enterprises started by passionate people who put people before profit and exist primarily to meet a specific challenge. Read more...
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse. Read more...
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030. Read more...
This week's Weekly WASH Graph presents an infographic and a graph, the combination of which reflects what we think should be the core content of WASH investment plans. Read more...
Reflections from the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York Read more...
Provide leadership and accountability! Read more...
New book tells how partnerships, district planning and learning alliances achieve impact at community level in Ghana. Read more...
Climate resilient WASH is about new ways of working across the traditional humanitarian and development sectors. We went to one of the harshest spots in Ethiopia, and surely in the world, to find out more. Read more...
At the 40th WEDC Conference last week, it was all about new takes on old ideas. Read more...
The challenges of small town water supply and the need for systemic change: the case of Gazer town. Read more...