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...
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What would happen if we outlawed and started to punish open air defecation in Burkina Faso? Read more...
Increasing interest in the Agenda for Change and investments in the systems approach. Read more...
Running from 29th November – 2nd December, 2016 the 7th RWSN Forum was held in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, under the theme: 'Water for everyone'. The Forum explored the practicalities of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Human Right to Water in rural areas and small towns. IRC... Read more...
We cannot do it alone. Reflections from the 7th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum. Read more...
Nous avons célébré le 19 novembre dernier la journée mondiale des toilettes. Cela fait ironiser beaucoup de monde, car on se demande bien d'où peut être venue cette idée de célébrer les toilettes. Evidemment, quand on a des toilettes propres utilisables à tout moment à la maison ou sur nos lieux de... Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso saw the election campaign as the ideal opportunity to bring water and sanitation to the forefront. Read more...
Self-supply is the term given to families helping themselves through development of their own water supplies. Usually based on wells dug near the home or fields, such water supplies meet a range of domestic and food production needs. The regional government are launching a new programme to support... Read more...
When something is broken, we might shout for help and then, if we are lucky, get it fixed. Our kids try this and sometimes they get a response. Something similar happens in water supply. Read more...
Can Self-supply help combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in rural Ethiopia? Read more...
Maybe there should have been a disclaimer on the SDGs. Read more...
El proyecto busca de desarrollar de modelos innovadores de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento para poblaciones en áreas rurales dispersas con menos de 200 habitantes, con base en un pilotaje beneficiando a 1.860 personas coen los municipios de Chinda, El Negrito y San Antonio. Read more...
Elke derde dinsdag in september is het weer spannend: hoe zien de koopkrachtplaatjes eruit? Wat verandert er in de puntenwolken van besteedbaar inkomen? Ondanks alles ziet het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Lilianne Ploumen, er voor 2017 nog goed... Read more...
Partners in the ONEWASH Plus Programme - all working to find new ways to deliver integrated WASH infrastructure and services in small towns - came together to share progress and learn lessons. Read more...
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance. Read more...
Providing water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever for everyone, is all about systems. Read more...
Tracking budgets and actual expenditure in WASH are essential to ensure sustainable water and sanitation services. Planning and budgets have to capture the activities and costs supporting ongoing services beyond the creation of infrastructures. Read more...