Working together towards our shared vision of achieving SDG 6 – universal access to sustained WASH services across districts and countries through systems change. Read more...
Ensure national ownership is at the centre and maximise existing local government structures. Read more...
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water. Read more...
In Uganda, IRC is supporting local and national government to ensure that people get better water, sanitation and hygiene services. We believe that government needs to be empowered to create systems that make these services sustainable. We are working with WaterAid and Water For People in an alliance called WASH Agenda for Change to make this happen.
Read more...IRC conducts budget tracking studies to understand the financial flows, the district budget and expenditure on different categories of rural water activities and analyze changes in allocations across life-cycle costs categories. Basing on budget tracking exercises for the periods 2009/10 – 2012/13... Read more...
Over the past month we have run an awesome campaign for a project which will provide 1,500 people with safe water in Kabarole district in Uganda. A project which will benefit especially girls who will have to walk less in the morning to collect water and can spend more time in school. Read more...
Iyua village was declared Open Defecation Free in 2015. A December 2016 visit by a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) traced the lessons and benefits of the village's Open Defecation Free status. Read more...
On 15 December 2016, a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) and Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) visited Aton village in Lira. The village was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in June 2016. Below are some of the moments that were captured in photos. Read more...
Napak is one of eight additional districts selected to implement the Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF), funded by Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). A WSSCC/USF delegation in December 2016 took a familiarisation visit to the district. IRC Uganda Country Director and WSSCC... Read more...
For three years - 2013-2015, IRC Uganda monitored rural water service delivery in Lira and Kabarole District. The purpose was to get a better understanding on the status of rural water services and the perception of users towards services delivered. This report presents the highlights. Read more...
The Hague, 20 December 2016 – The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded US$ 1 million to IRC – a leading champion of universal access to sustainable water services. The aim of the investment is to develop a plan for a fourteen year programme of collective action to achieve universal access to... Read more...
In the Ugandan district of Kabarole, IRC is working to support local government create sustainable water and sanitation services and assisting to sustain them.
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IRC has been awarded a US$ 1 million grant to develop a fourteen year programme. Read more...
Running from 29th November – 2nd December, 2016 the 7th RWSN Forum was held in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, under the theme: 'Water for everyone'. The Forum explored the practicalities of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Human Right to Water in rural areas and small towns. IRC... Read more...
A reflection on the challenges and successes during the inception phase of Watershed - empowering citizens. Read more...
In January 2017 it will be seven years since I joined the IRC team. Over the years, I have done nearly everything that a communication practitioner can do within an organisational setting – and I have many outputs to show for it. Read more...
Passing on the baton. IRC takes the legacy of Ton Schouten forward. Read more...
Presenting the Sustainability Monitoring Framework and Sustainability Index and how the WASH Alliance International using them. Read more...
For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the population accessing and using hand washing facilities remains low at only 36%. What are the challenges? Read more...