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

10.7

million euros invested overall

2.78m

people in partner districts we work with directly

400+

attend All systems go! WASH systems symposium

3,661

participants at co-organised capacity building sessions

2.4k

WASH Systems Academy registered users

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

Destination 2030

Introducing Destination 2030

IRC CEO, Patrick Moriarty, and Water For People CEO, Eleanor Allen, announced today 'Destination 2030,' a shared vision to reach 200 million people by 2030 through the establishment of a formal alliance aimed at accelerating progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – water and sanitation for all.

Read the press release

A collaborative online learning platform.

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.

Honduras after hurricane Eta

Changing the climate discourse and walking the talk

IRC and Water For People reframe the climate discussions from a WASH systems perspective.

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.

Read our Global Strategy Framework

Where WASH theory meets practice.