Partnerships

Can we become a partner of IRC?

IRC engages in partnerships with organisations that have an interest in making information sharing and knowledge support on water, sanitation and hygiene issues their core-business. In this respect IRC has strong links with selected partner organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and also works in close cooperation with international networks, and organisations and sector institutions in the North.

We are not a membership organisation, but work with partners on a range of information and knowledge sharing and capacity building activities in specific programmes and projects.

For an overview of IRC’s key partnerships see: http://www.irc.nl/page/7979

IRC works with partners on specific themes and projects, see: http://www.irc.nl/page/102 . Around some of these themes a collaborative, thematic group has evolved, such as:

• WASH in Schools
• scaling up / community management;
• multiple use of water at the household level / water and livelihoods

If you are working in one of these areas you are welcome to join the group. Please contact ask_irc@irc.nl and mention the thematic group you would like to be involved in.

Perhaps you are working on one of the other themes:

• Local Governance
• Sanitation
• Hygiene Promotion
• Transparency and Accountability
• Innovative Communication
• Sector Learning
• Local IWRM
• Financing and Cost recovery
• Gender and Equity
• Particpatory Management
• Knowledge Management
• Capacity Development
• Learning Alliances
• Resource Centre Development

In that case, we would be pleased to hear about your ideas for collaboration and on how we can work together to add value to our current projects and programmes. Please send your suggestions to ask_irc@irc.nl.

If you are looking for organisations working on water and sanitation issues in your region, please consult IRC’s InterWater guide to organisations at http://www.irc.nl/page/126

Other organisation directories, including a directory focused on francophone countries, can be found at http://www.irc.nl/page/10893

IRC provides information and knowledge support on water, sanitation and related environmental and hygiene issues to partners in selected developing countries. Unfortunately we do not provide funding for individual projects. However, if you need information related to specific water, sanitation or hygiene education interventions, we would be happy to assist. Please use the Ask IRC submission form at http://www.irc.nl/page/6005 or send your question to ask_irc@irc.nl