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Water hackathon submission closed and the selection committee will review the submissions. Read more...
Forty-two participants from South Ari Woreda and four participants from water safety plan pilot kebeles visited Shishir Kebele to see firsthand how community action can transform water services. They visited three newly built village spring schemes and upgrades to Shishir's health post and primary... Read more...
Vulnerable communities in hard-to-reach areas continue to face significant challenges in accessing safe water and adequate sanitation, which threatens their health and well-being. To address these gaps, IRC Ghana, in partnership with the Tano North Municipal Assembly, launched a WASH System... Read more...
17 - 21 August 2026 – Kigali, Rwanda Read more...
In an effort to strengthen the sustainability and accountability of rural water services, the South Ari Woreda Water, Mine, and Energy Office, in partnership with IRC WASH, has successfully legalised 50 new Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Committees (WASHCOs) as Water Users Associations (WUAs) and... Read more...
From facilitator into being the nation's first fully-fledged rural water utility aiming for sustainable, efficient, and equitable water services nationwide. Read more...
Les données JMP pour le Mali montrent clairement que la réalisation de l'ODD 6 au Mali nécessite une action urgente et coordonnée. Read more...
Garantir un environnement propice aux soins dans les établissements de santé est indispensable. Pourtant, au Mali, la situation des services d'eau, d'hygiène et d'assainissement (WASH) dans les structures de soins demeure préoccupante. Read more...
2025_-_wash_debate_-_in_flux_header.png Details Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025 Time: 16.00-17.30 CET Location: Het Nutshuis, The Hague | Online Join the livestream The funding landscape for international development cooperation is undergoing profound changes. Traditional bilateral donors are... Read more...
IRC Ghana and Partners Launch New Initiative to Improve WASH Policy and Regulatory Ecosystem Read more...
In the heart of rural Ghana, a quiet revolution is underway—one that promises to reshape how water services are delivered, managed, and sustained for generations to come. CWSA initiated policy reforms in 2017 with the aim to professionalise the operations and management of piped water systems and... Read more...
On 6 May 2025, the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council, in collaboration with IRC and with funding support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, convened the Ahafo Regional Integrated WASH Programme Partners' Meeting in Goaso. The purpose of the meeting was to review progress on the implementation... Read more...
Healing Begins with Safe Water: Yirepe's Story of Change Read more...
mary_amekuzdi.jpg For Mary Amekuzdi, the Queen Mother of Yiripe, a small, remote village in Upper Denkyira East, Ghana, many mornings began with the same troubling thought. How many will fall ill today? Each day, many times a day, villagers would walk long distances to fetch water from a dirty... Read more...
Sanitation is not a popular topic of discussion among the communities in rural Uganda, but leading by example can make all the difference. This story tells how Prudence Kiconco, a popular leader in her local community has sparked a change in her constituency by learning, adopting and sharing about... Read more...
This story highlights the South Ari Zone leadership's concern and discussions aimed at finding a sustainable solution for water and sanitation services in the Zone, demonstrating their commitment. Read more...
In Upper Denkyira East, access to clean water is changing lives. The ANESVAD Foundation-funded WASH-NTDs initiative is not only improving health outcomes but also empowering communities to build a better future. Read more...
For the past four years, the "Clean Hands, Good Health" campaign has been helping to embed hygiene practices in schoolchildren and the Tenkodogo community over the long term, thanks to a participative approach, targeted educational initiatives, the collective commitment of local stakeholders and,... Read more...
Depuis quatre ans, la campagne « Mains Propres, Bonne Santé » contribue à ancrer durablement les gestes d'hygiène chez les élèves et au sein de la communauté de Tenkodogo, grâce à une approche participative, des actions éducatives ciblées, l'engagement collectif des acteurs locaux et surtout de l'... Read more...
Une analyse croisée de cinq recherches sur l'assainissement non collectif au Burkina Faso révèle des défis structurels communs — dépendance financière, gouvernance locale faible, exclusion des groupes vulnérables — et propose des solutions intégrées pour renforcer la durabilité, l'inclusivité et l'... Read more...
