Philanthropedia has listed the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre as one of the 15 top international WASH non-profits. IRC is ranked 4th behind WaterAid, Water for People and UNICEF.
Published on: 09/01/2012
Philanthropedia has listed the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre as one of the 15 top international WASH non-profits. IRC is ranked 4th behind WaterAid, Water for People and UNICEF.
Out of 106 organisations reviewed, Philanthropedia selected the top 15 and asked 116 WASH experts to identify which ones were making the biggest positive impact in the field.
Experts commented on the impact each non-profit has had, what the non-profit’s other organizational strengths are, and how each organisation could further improve.
(Source: Philanthropedia Blog, 04 Jan 2012)
IRC's evidence of impact was summarised as follows:
"IRC is innovative in its research and approach. They are focused on sustainability, for example sustainable delivery of WASH services. They are sensitive to local needs, for example their website is highly credible and comprehensive and is catered towards developing countries, and they partner with regional entities to understand local problems".
The complete expert review of IRC is available here.
View Philanthropedia's list of 116 WASH experts
Philanthropedia will highlight the top 8 high-impact international non-profits working in water, sanitation, and hygiene through their blog and Twitter.
Philanthropedia, part of Guidestar, uses crowd-sourced research to rate charities and has so far covered 27 causes including International Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene.
