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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.

Girl washing hands in Ghana

How we can bring WASH and health back together again?

Access to clean and safe water, sanitation and hygiene are essential to public health. However, when it comes to international development, WASH and global health have been split into two sectors with distinct agendas.

Let's move beyond the artificial divide and bring WASH and health back together

Lindsay Denny knows how

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.

WASH and health

International Nurses Day 2021

The global pandemic has shone a light on the tireless commitment of nurses, and the challenging conditions they navigate.

We honour them today

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.