Track record
Examples of earlier advisory and training.
Outputs from landscaping study for Gates Foundation downloadable
26 Apr 07
"Developing national capacity to bring about change is crucial. This needs to include not only the transfer of knowledge and skills, but also changes to organizational culture, the promotion of nationally-owned policies, systems of positive incentives, and better resources allocation". This is one of the key messages from the mapping and landscaping study carried out on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by a consortium of Cranfield University, Aguaconsult, and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
Landscaping study done for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
16 Mar 07
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation found IRC in 2005 through web research on the water sector. In 2006 IRC together with Cranfield University and Aquaconsult in the UK won a tender to assist them in their exploration to move into structural financing of water, sanitation and hygiene.
IRC provides technical services to the Indonesian Sanitation Sector Development Program
01 Mar 07
IRC is one of the international partners providing technical services to the Indonesian Sanitation Sector Development Program (ISSDP). This 18-month programme is working to improve pro-poor sanitation services in Indonesia through strategic planning at the local and national level.
RCD partners share lessons from five years joint learning
05 Sep 06
“I have learned more in a week about my own organisation and the sector than I have in a month at the office.” This was the judgment of one participant following a Learning and Sharing workshop organised in Uganda for Resource Centre Development (RCD) partners in Anglophone Africa.
Advising the EU on evaluation
02 Dec 04
The EU spends an average of 1.4 billion euro a year on water related development aid. In 2003, IRC provided guidance on an evaluation methodology for key aspects of the water and sanitation programmes.
Examples of advisory missions
08 Apr 04
Some examples of short advisory assignments carried out for various clients, involving expertise from all the sections within IRC.
IRC Lessons Learnt Programme
16 Feb 04
Evaluation report on a pilot project in 2001 to document community management experiences and lessons learnt with respect to rural water and sanitation projects.

