Water, sanitation and hygiene: evidence paper may 2013
The paper sets out the methods for this review and the approach for assessing the strength of evidence. The different bodies of evidence reviewed in this paper have been graded as ‘good’, ‘suggestive,...
View ArticleAffordability of WASH services: rules of thumb and why it’s difficult to...
What happens when people cannot pay for water and sanitation services? Mostly, we hear about women and girls in low income countries and how they access polluted water from ponds, rivers or hand dug...
View ArticleTailoring pro-poor support strategies with local governments to improve...
In growing recognition of disparities in sanitation access there is a need for more evidence of effective approaches to ensure more equitable service provision for all. This paper shares the learning...
View ArticleWhy we all care about inequality (but some of us are loathe to admit it)
Many economists dismiss the relevance of inequality (if everybody's income goes up, who cares if inequality is up too?), and argue that only poverty alleviation should matter. This note shows that we...
View ArticleCivil society in urban sanitation and solid waste management : the role of...
NGOs and CBOs are fully involved in service provision for the urban poor but they should be well-embedded in local communities and work together with other, both state and non-state, service providers.
View ArticleSouthern NGO BRAC and its global initiatives: an inside look
The largest NGO in the world, BRAC headquartered in Bangladesh, applies its development aid concepts outside Bangladesh in ten countries around the world. The silver bullet? Building on the strength of...
View ArticleDe l’humiliation et l’exclusion à la participation : eliminer la pauvreté...
Bobo-Dioulasso - Lundi 17 Octobre 2016 - Célébration de la Journée Mondiale du Refus de la MisèreCe 17 octobre 2016 à Bobo-Dioulasso, IRC, l'association « Sauvons l'Environnement, l'Eau Potable et...
View ArticleFinancing WASH : how to increase funds for the sector while reducing...
Ministers of Finance should increase funding for the enabling environment, make more use of micro and blended finance, and address the inequities in allocation of finance in the sector.This Position...
View ArticleLeaving no one behind in practice : a case study from WASH programmes in...
The district's unserved have been mapped and the dilemmas identified that need to be overcome to ensure that no one is left behind.Even though the World Bank says that Ghana will become the fastest...
View ArticleLeaving no one behind in WASH : contribution of the Ministry of Foreign...
How do you make development programmes inclusive and what challenges do you face.The "leaving no one behind" principle fits within the larger context of the pro-poor policies of the the Netherlands...
View ArticleLeaving no one behind in WASH : key concepts and dilemmas
A conceptual framework for social inclusion In WASH programmes and the dilemmas and challenges involved in ensuring that no one is left behind are presented.There is a legal and political framework...
View ArticleLeaving no one behind
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate.Speed readensure that everyone is assured a basic level of service supported by the private sector and...
View ArticleLeaving no one behind is easy to say, but hard to do
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality.A couple of months ago, after waiting for many years, I finally received rural broadband....
View ArticleThe invisible elephant at the bottom of the pyramid
What can civil society do to achieve the SDGs?For achieving the SDGs, the global focus is currently on financing and the role of governments, private corporations and donors. In the process, the...
View ArticleWatershed annual report 2018
There is evidence of strengthened capacities for lobby and advocacy (L&A) and WASH service delivery impact in the six programme countries (India, Ghana, Uganda, Mali, Kenya, Bangladesh) and...
View ArticleSocial inclusion in the WASH strategy 2016-2030 of the Dutch Ministry of...
A call for commitment, transformative thinking, engagement, integration and disaggregated data production.This document provides recommendations to guide the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS...
View ArticleRecommendations for social inclusion in the Dutch WASH strategy
Watershed report with recommendations on social inclusion for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' WASH strategy 2016-2030.The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) WASH strategy for 2016-2030...
View ArticleFinance assessment of the water sector in Ethiopia
IRC commissioned the consultant to identify the main constraints to attracting finance to the WASH sector in three countries (Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia).Each country has its own set of macro...
View ArticleIRC partners with Global Citizen
IRC is delighted to announce that we are working together with Global Citizen for their upcoming festival in New York on Saturday 28 September 2019.Women in Gucchagram in Mirzapur, Chittagong,...
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