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INdiaIRC in India at a glance      

IRC's activities in India are led by Ruchika Shiva.

1 staff in India
2 associates in Bangladesh

data from 2023

Partner block

Chatrapur block in Ganjam district

 

 

 

2016 adoption of Chatrapur block as partner block
2016-2020 Watershed India
2022 adoption of a new approach in India
2030 universal access to WASH in India

Panchayati Raj Institutions (rural local governments) play an important role in ensuring water, sanitation, and hygiene services, more so after the 15th Finance Commission guidelines (that recommend 60% of the rural local government funds to be spent on water and sanitation supply). It is, therefore, crucial that their capacities are developed to strengthen WASH systems.

Shipra Saxena

The knowledge on local level planning and budgets has improved my capacity to engage better with the community

Suresh Parida

Finance is one of the basic building blocks of the WASH system. Adequate and effective utilisation of public finances for sustainable WASH services at all the three tiers of the government is vital.

Trisha Agarwala, Senior Research Consultant, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability

'Partners of the 'Work: No Child's Business programme in India are very happy with the support of IRC. We've built our capacity and have been able to understand the added value of harvesting outcomes related to the work that we do to eradicate child labour in
different regions of India. Several of the project partners will continue to use outcome harvesting as a monitoring and planning tool after the project ends.

Sandra Claassen, Director, Arisa

Transformative national schemes 

In India, national and state level government are committed to ensuring water and sanitation services for everyone. The national government's flagship scheme - the Schwachh Bharat Mission - is geared to deliver safe sanitation. While the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme and the Odisha state scheme are aimed at providing safe water. 

Requiring a different approach  

IRC in India is shifting from a district-based model to a market driven approach that will be tested in India, Bangladesh and South Asia more broadly. We aim to play a role as a sub-continent think tank, influencing and supporting states and countries to move faster in achieving safely managed water and sanitation services through systems thinking and approaches. 

Building forward 

We will focus on finance and institutions, planning and monitoring, gender and build alliances with sectors beyond water and sanitation, including those organising around young people, women, climate, health and education. 

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IRC Bangladesh programme

 

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Kadambari Das, Ma Tulsi Self-help Group (SHG).

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