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20 consortia advance to next round of the Power of Voices investment programme Read more...
Effective WASH services are a source of resilience for communities under threat from COVID-19 Read more...
Asutifi North district was one of the three selected districts where successes and challenges in the provision of water and sanitation services were collected. Read more...
Bongo District in Upper East Region, is one of the driest areas of Ghana with a population of just over 103,000 people. More than 30 boreholes had to be taken out of use because of dangerously high levels of fluoride in some underground water, causing damage to the bones and teeth of the people who... Read more...
Wassa East in Western Region is an overwhelmingly rural area with a population of more than 105,000 people. The district was facing a water crisis in 2015. About six out of every ten water facilities were non-functional, and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a... Read more...
IRC Ethiopia is working to adapt programming and engage in line with the COVID-19 response Read more...
Srilekha Chakraborty uses art in her activism for women's health. Read more...
Supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) planning in three pilot woredas in Ethiopia. Read more...
Organised by the SuSanA India Chapter, IRC, India Sanitation Coalition and WaterAid. Read more...
IRC will be sharing insights on capacity building in India and implementing a learning alliance approach in Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda. Read more...
Ugandan NGO network calls on the national government to prioritise access to safe water. Read more...
The Smart Hygiene Solutions booklet has been updated with solutions in times of COVID-19. Read more...
IRC Ghana, at both the national and district level, is helping partners to raise awareness that strong water and sanitation systems and appropriate hygiene behaviours are critical in the fight against the pandemic. Read more...
This report highlights the activities of the 2020 Regional Water and Environment Week which included among others clean-up exercises, home improvement campaigns and public dialogue. Read more...
A panel discussion hosted by IWA explores alternative and innovative measures and includes panellists from major organisations that are present on the ground ramping up assistance. Juste Nansi, IRC Country Director in Burkina Faso, is one of the panellists. Read more...
Lessons from the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana have been shared in a report and animation. Read more...
The Asutifi North District Assembly in the Ahafo Region in collaboration with IRC Ghana have put measures in place for residents to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
The Roundtable for WASH in Emergencies meets every two weeks to monitor progress of the emergency response plan. Read more...
As of 24 April 2020, Viva con Agua volunteers begin using the first customised lessons of the 'WASH systems strengthening: the basics', an introductory course by the WASH Systems Academy. Read more...
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have put in place a number of measures around drinking water and sanitation in the fight against the coronavirus. But have the needs of the most vulnerable people really been taken into account? Are they able to cope during this pandemic? Read more...