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Published on: 25/04/2014

Welcome to IRC's new site - www.ircwash.org Read more...

A new partnership between IRC and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Ghana

Published on: 24/04/2014

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded US$ 3 million to IRC to ensure that over the next three years, 1.3 million people in 13 rural districts in Ghana will have access to water services that last: not just for a year or two - but indefinitely. Read more...

Long, expensive and messy: the realities of sector change

Published on: 27/03/2014

In this post we'd like to show you what changing the whole system to deliver water services looks in the real world, using the example of our work in Ghana under the Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) project. Read more...

Effective WASH sector adaptation to climate change through improved governance

Published on: 26/03/2014

The most effective approach to adaptation is to strengthen governance of the WASH sector, for example by adopting principles of adaptive management... Read more...

Islands of success : policy to practice

Everyone Forever: an achievable goal

Published on: 25/03/2014

IRC's vision and end goal is a simple concept, and one we surely all aspire to: 100% universal access to sustainable water and sanitation services. Read more...

Changing the whole system

Published on: 18/03/2014

To deliver WASH services that last, the whole system of individuals, organisations, technologies and the institutions that link them needs to work, and work more effectively. Read more...

Through the danger zone: Rates of change in the expansion of water and sanitation coverage

Published on: 11/03/2014

Triple-S think piece examining the rates of change in coverage of different groups (rural and urban) and in different services (water and sanitation). Read more...

Everyone together for everyone forever: changing the whole system in practice

Published on: 05/03/2014

It is not enough that one individual or organisation begins to perform better or that an improvement is made in some technical aspect of service delivery. The whole system of individuals, organisations, technologies and the institutions (political, financial, and regulatory) that link them needs to... Read more...

Changing the whole system to provide services that last

Published on: 24/02/2014

A new and bold way of thinking is needed to change the way in which water, sanitation and hygiene services are provided. Read more...

Quoi de neuf en ce début d’année pour le travail des ONG?

Published on: 12/02/2014

C'est cette question qui est à la base du travail de IRC. Quelle valeur ajoutée une ONG peut-elle apporter à cet objectif mondial? Read more...

Multiple use water services in Ghana : scoping study

Enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida : costeo de servicios sostenibles

Published on: 08/11/2013

Que es el enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida? Nota informativa explicando cuales son los principales componentes de los costos de agua y saneamiento... Read more...

Domestic water service delivery indicators and frameworks for monitoring, evaluation, policy and planning : a review

Why public finance isn’t a dirty word

Published on: 03/10/2013

Fee-based approaches alone won't cut it when it comes to getting decent-quality services to the poor. Read more...

Quick guide to IRC's Approach

Published on: 17/09/2013

Delivering good water, sanitation and hygiene services not just to a few people for a while but to everyone forever requires a fundamental shift in the way we all think and work together Read more...