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"Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools – A neglected issue" is the topic of the thematic discussion organised by the SuSanA platform. While nowadays MHM is gaining more and more attention, it has widely been neglected in the past. SDG4 (education), SDG5 (gender equality) and SDG6 (water and... Read more...
What are the challenges and why do we need public finance to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more...
There is an appetite to move away from business as usual among grant-makers and grantees alike, and there are good examples of people and institutions that are breaking the mpld. Osprey Foundation and IRC will be sharing lessons learned on their partnership in an informal semi-structured... Read more...
Learn about challenges and opportunities in involving children and youth when designing and implementing WASH initiatives. This is the last of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. The webinar starts at 3:30 PM (GMT). For the full list of webinars... Read more...
This is the 3rd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. Speakers include representatives from: Water for People, Water Integrity Network (WIN), The Springfield Centre, IRC, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) and Improve International. For the full... Read more...
This is the 2nd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. For the full list of webinars see the Water Action Month programme overview . IRC is a member of the End Water Poverty Steering Committee . Read more...
We rely on complex systems, but we are "systems blind". Read more...
Although most people acknowledge the importance of learning for improving performance in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, in practice key information and knowledge are too often not (or only partly) used for the planning and implementation of interventions. Read more...
IRC conducts budget tracking studies to understand the financial flows, the district budget and expenditure on different categories of rural water activities and analyze changes in allocations across life-cycle costs categories. Basing on budget tracking exercises for the periods 2009/10 – 2012/13... Read more...
Patrick Moriarty and Stef Smits talk about the importance of taking on a systems approach in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. Read more...
La pérennité des services d'assainissement – non seulement une question de ressources locales mais aussi de volonté... Read more...
Over the past month we have run an awesome campaign for a project which will provide 1,500 people with safe water in Kabarole district in Uganda. A project which will benefit especially girls who will have to walk less in the morning to collect water and can spend more time in school. Read more...
Is Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) an effective and long-term solution in the sanitation value chain? That was the question that Indian sanitation experts reflected on in Jaipur, the state capital of Rajasthan, at a multi-stakeholder dialogue on 'FSSM Matters: Looking Forward' on 10... Read more...
IRC's eerste fondsenwervingscampagne is ten einde. Met de hulp van 282 supporters is er een bedrag van € 10,170 opgehaald om ervoor te zorgen dat 1,500 mensen in Oeganda nu en in de toekomst toegang krijgen tot schoon drinkwater. En dat meisjes minder ver hoeven te lopen om water te halen zodat ze... Read more...
Iyua village was declared Open Defecation Free in 2015. A December 2016 visit by a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) traced the lessons and benefits of the village's Open Defecation Free status. Read more...
On 15 December 2016, a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) and Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) visited Aton village in Lira. The village was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in June 2016. Below are some of the moments that were captured in photos. Read more...
Napak is one of eight additional districts selected to implement the Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF), funded by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). A WSSCC/USF delegation in December 2016 took a familiarisation visit to the district. IRC Uganda Country Director and WSSCC... Read more...
For three years - 2013-2015, IRC Uganda monitored rural water service delivery in Lira and Kabarole District. The purpose was to get a better understanding on the status of rural water services and the perception of users towards services delivered. This report presents the highlights. Read more...
20 February 2017 you can listen to the very first episode of IRC's podcast WASH Talk. Read more...
WASH Talk is IRC's podcast series which opens up the discussion on sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services around the world. Read more...