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WASH systems that transform lives

million euros invested overall

2,187,157

people in partner districts we work with directly

200+

partners in development worldwide

2,480

participants at 93 co-organised capacity building sessions

working groups and learning platforms supported

IRC is an international think-and-do-tank building strong WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) systems.

How COVID 19 will shape our work

The importance of strong water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems, and the services they deliver, has perhaps never been so evident. We are all experiencing the fast-evolving corona virus pandemic and its impacts on people's health, school attendance and livelihoods.

Our circumstances may have changed, but our vision for strong WASH systems remains. IRC CEO Patrick Moriarty shares an update on how #COVID19 will shape our work.

If you are a WASH Systems nerd and sector colleague please join the conversation in our WASH Experts section here. Or get the deep detail on the WASH Systems approach here.

The UN's target to make access to safe water and sanitation available for everyone, for good by 2030 is 'Sustainable Development Goal 6'. We need to convince district, country and global decision makers of what it'll take to achieve SDG 6.

Catarina de Albuquerque CEO SWA

Healthcare is far more than medical care

Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO of Sanitation and Water for All, reflects on the coronavirus (COVID19) and shares four WASH truths that are relevant more than ever.

Pumps break, but resilient systems keep the water flowing

We know what it will take to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6. It will take people changing the way they think and work. And it will take WASH systems that transform lives.

There is no other way, and there is no other time. We need to act now.

Find out all about IRC's work in our six focus countries Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India and Uganda. And read all about IRC's impact here