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Triple-S Ghana shares baseline report of Three Districts
13 May 13
New baseline study of three Ghanaian districts is now available. The report reveals strengths and gaps of providing sustainable water services in compliance with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency.
In Focus: Akvopedia WASH Finance Portal launched by Akvo and IRC
A new free and open source knowledge portal has been launched this week by Akvo and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. It is designed to help water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) teams achieve sustainable financing throughout the entire life-cycle of WASH services. The WASH Finance Portal is an extension of the popular Akvopedia online knowledge tool.
Vacancy: Web Writer / Sub-editor
IRC is currently seeking candidates for the position of Web Writer / Sub-editor. The Web writer/sub-editor, reporting to the communications coordinator is responsible for drafting and producing a wide range of materials, including feature stories, shorter articles for the website and the IRC’s e-newsletter, press releases and contributions to the annual report and other corporate products.
Apply before Sunday 02 June 2013
Buzz kill: Putting accountability and transparency into action
29 Apr 13
A blog post written by John Sauer (Water For People) and Patrick Moriarty (IRC) argues that there are plenty of buzz words such as accountability and transparency on websites, but where is the practical application. Fortunately, a growing set of tools and applications is now available to anchor these words in reality.
The cost of handpump water supply services in the Sahel
A new IRC- Triple-S/GLOWS/WA-WASH research paper analyses the absolute and relative value of each cost component of a water service (capital investment, operating costs, rehabilitation cost, support costs) and looks into each component cost drivers.
Video interviews from the 2013 IRC symposium
IRC's Cor Dietvorst interviewed several key participants to get their opinion on monitoring in the WASH sector. Watch interviews with Nick Burn from Water For People, Marius de Jong – the First Secretary at the Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and more! You can find the videos on our blog here.
Symposium presentations online
All the presentations from the Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery symposium have been uploaded to the IRC website, including the presentations from Ethiopia’s National WASH Inventory Day. Get the PowerPoints here.
Why is it that you are asking me all these questions?
Why are so many professionals from the WASH sector interested in monitoring? After all, more than 400 came to the IRC Symposium on Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery in Addis Ababa. Is it that they wish to share data? Is it a new method they want to present? Or a specific analysis technique?
Counting how many Ethiopians lack decent water and sanitation
Addis Ababa – 8 April 2013. Providing universal access to water and sanitation, the goal of the Ethiopian Government, is a huge effort that is transforming lives and the economy. The recently completed National WASH Inventory has been a major initiative to better monitor the performance of the water and sanitation sector in the country. Now that a good baseline has been established, the monitoring challenge shifts to making the data available, using data in plans and policy making, and updating. This will the subject of a seminar on Monday 8 April in Addis Ababa on the ‘National WASH Inventory: lessons learned and maximising value’, organised by the Ministry of Water and Energy, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and CCRDA-WSF.
Sustaining sanitation – Pan European Networks interviews Joep Verhagen
In an interview with Pan European Networks, IRC Senior Sanitation Specialist Joep Verhagen explains how sanitation efforts need to begin to increase their focus on sustainability.
EU aid for water and sanitation hit a record €1.6bn in 2009, but in March 2012 the EU announced plans to redirect development to ‘the world’s neediest nations’ with fears that this could harm sanitation efforts in Latin America, Asia and possibly some sub-Saharan African countries. Joep Verhagen shares his thoughts on the EU plans and on how knowledge-sharing partnerships and research are helping to provide sustainable solutions to existing rural and urban sanitation problems.
Read the full interview
IRC director Nico Terra talks about post-2015 MDG agenda
In an interview on World Water Day 2013 IRC's director Nico Terra talks about the post-2015 MDG agenda in which water has become a separate goal.
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- Triple-S Ghana shares baseline report of Three Districts
- SSH4A experiences in Vietnam - an SNV documentary
- BRAC WASH Programme leaflet
- Save Lives, Clean your Hands
- Vacancy: Web Writer / Sub-editor
- Background paper on measuring WASH and food hygiene practices
- Buzz kill: Putting accountability and transparency into action
- Video interviews from the 2013 IRC symposium
- Symposium presentations online
- Process documentation resources
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IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre is a knowledge-focused NGO with a vision and a mission. We work with a worldwide network of partner organisations in order to achieve equitable and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. IRC’s roots are in advocacy, knowledge management and capacity building. The organisation was founded in 1968. (See also the IRC Brochure)
