This report marks the end of IRC's 2012-2016 business plan with a reflection on the successful end of programme evaluation, Read more...
Developing a collaborative master plan for Kabarole District to attract more national government funding. Read more...
The 2012-16 business plan was the last of its kind. It will be replaced by a broad strategic framework and theory of change. Read more...
Marcala municipality in Honduras is spending a decent amount on WASH, though not yet enough. Read more...
This facilitator's guide is one of the three components of the WASH Governance Training Programme, which aims to help capacity builders, facilitators... Read more...
In 2008, the Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All programme started supporting the government of Bhutan in developing a new approach to sanitation and hygiene. The programme focuses on fostering positive hygiene behaviour change, building demand for improved sanitation, encouraging private sector solutions, and developing effective WASH governance at all levels. It builds on what the community has already accomplished in other areas.
After seven years, there is wide spread recognition that the approach works really well and has been fully endorsed by the Ministry of Health in 2010. With the help of SNV, UNICEF and the Red Cross, the programme has now reached nine of the twenty districts, mobilising families and communities to invest in improved sanitation, without subsidies. To date, 24 sub-districts have reached 100% access to improved sanitation. The government of Bhutan has now made sanitation and hygiene a priority, committing to increasing rural access to improved sanitation and hygiene from 54% to more than 80% by 2018. While this is a big step in the right direction, there is not enough funding available to support this commitment.
Mr. Rinchen Wangdi, Chief of the Public Health Engineering Division said, "Achieving the goals Bhutan has set will require strong leadership and investment from the government (an investment of USD 2.7 per person leads to improved sanitation and hygiene practices district-wide). This means prioritising sanitation and hygiene in budgets, in plans, and in the minds of our local leaders." He added, "If we can do that, we can achieve universal access in Bhutan."
Read more...This paper presents the AtWhatCost life cycle costing tool, the Asset Assessment Tool:, the annual service delivery monitoring activity, the... Read more...
Regular audits, tight monitoring, stakeholder participation and tactful engagement with politicians can lead to more integrity. Read more...
An overview of documents and tools, which explain the benefits of asset management and ways to implement specific asset management practices for... Read more...
The outputs presented are based on budget tracking exercises done by IRC Uganda for the periods 2009/10 – 2012/13 and 2013/14 – 2014/15 for Lira and... Read more...
This report analyses the current water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) finance situation in countries, with an assessment of funding gaps to reach... Read more...
Creating a favorable school environment for girls fosters their education. Raising awareness around the importance of menstrual hygiene management is important to break the taboos around menstruation and to take actions in order for girls to stay in schools.
Read more...This Guidebook is designed as a practical methodology to help countries diagnose integrity risks in the public procurement system and processes, as... Read more...
Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from across India, this book outlines future rural water supply approaches for all lower-income... Read more...
Asking whether building hardware is better than a WASH systems approach is like asking whether building bicycle wheels is better than creating a transport network. Read more...
Published on: 15/06/2017
2016 was a year of success and consolidation as well as of loss, with the unexpected death of our much-missed colleague Ton Schouten. We were pleased and proud that the end of programme evaluation for our 2012-16 business plan confirmed just how successful we’ve been. In particular, it showed how...