Watershed empowering citizens was a unique programme focused on advocacy and influencing. After 5 years, what have we learned? Read more...
Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right. No one, whatever their circumstances, should be forced to live in conditions where these services are not made available. And yet this is the case for many inmates in overcrowded prisons around the world. Read more...
The 8th Africa Water Week (AWW-8) and the 6th AfricaSan will be held virtually from November 22-26, 2021. Read more...
Strong civil society leaders share how they are fighting to bring safe water and sanitation to their communities. Read more...
Continuing our pursuit to secure the human right to water and sanitation with an inspirational event at the Peace Palace. Read more...
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate. Read more...
This is the 2nd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. For the full list of webinars see the Water Action Month programme overview . IRC is a member of the End Water Poverty Steering Committee . Read more...
In Burkina Faso IRC and its partners are looking to break down sector silos in advocating for water and sanitation to catch the attention of government, partners and citizens in new, more powerful ways. Read more...
Integrated into the constitution of Burkina Faso, what does the "right to water and sanitation" really mean? Read more...
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action. Read more...
Some highlights and challenges we faced in 2015: Burkina Faso Read more...
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices. Read more...
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change. Read more...
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder. Read more...
THE HAGUE, 18 March 2015 – On 22 March 2015 we celebrate World Water Day. Everyone has a right to safe water and sanitation. How can we make sure that people who get water and sanitation services, also keep them? Share your stories! Read more...
Everybody has a right to access to clean, safe, affordable and reliable drinking water and sanitation services. But how to translate a human right into practice? The handbook on the human rights to water and sanitation provides guidance. Read more...
2015 is the year that the Millennium Development Goals make way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An important role in both development agendas is reserved for water, sanitation and hygiene issues that leave much to be desired in many countries. OneWorld dived into the world of... Read more...
IRC country director of Burkina Faso Juste Hermann Nansi about the approaching Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 and what they mean for his work in Burkina Faso. Read more...
Holland scores 1-0 and supports Sanitation and Water for All during match Ghana-Netherlands Read more...