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Assistan Koné, Nurse – Public Health Care Centre of Tioribougou commune, Mali.

11.8

million euros invested overall

2.64m

people in partner districts we work with directly

400+

attend All systems go! WASH systems symposium

10k

participants at co-organised capacity building sessions

1,900+

WASH Systems Academy registered users

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

People systems and change

Harnessing the power of collective action

Stories of systems change across six countries.

Read about the journey so far

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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.

Climate Acaptation Summit 2021

90% of climate disasters are water related

But how can you be resilient, if you don't have safe drinking water? The case for water, sanitation and hygiene in climate adaptation discussions.

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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.

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Where WASH theory meets practice.