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...
IRC Burkina Faso saw the election campaign as the ideal opportunity to bring water and sanitation to the forefront. Read more...
Integrated into the constitution of Burkina Faso, what does the "right to water and sanitation" really mean? Read more...
Stockholm's story exemplifies the typical issues surrounding water and underscores the argument that water is key to development, most especially to the SDGs. 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...
Here's to jobs that keep the water running. 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...
Positioning our work to champion sustainability and equity, and to catalyse change towards our vision of universal access by 2030. Read more...
"World Water Day is the most important day of the year," said Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen during the Dutch World Water Day event on Friday 20 March 2015 in Amsterdam. "In fact, it is World Water Day every day", she said. 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...
IRC will contribute to the Stockholm World Water Week which takes place from 31 August to 5 September 2014. We are launching the WASHCost book, co-convening a number of sessions and running a booth together with Water For People in the exhibition hall. Read more...
The shutoffs of water to thousands of homes by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department have become international news, as residents and local activists have found U.N. experts on their side in condemning the water disconnections as a violation of the human right to water. Read more...
Holland scores 1-0 and supports Sanitation and Water for All during match Ghana-Netherlands Read more...
