IRC WASH

IRC WASH

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IRC is an international think-and-do tank that works with governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs and people around the world to find long-term solutions to the global crisis in water, sanitation and hygiene services. At the heart of its mission is the aim to move from short-term interventions to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services.

With over 50 years of experience, IRC runs projects in more than 25 countries and large-scale programmes in seven focus countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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154 episodes

Approaches to strengthening finance

There are many ways to strengthen the finance of WASH services. Listen to this short podcast with Alex Simalabwi on why the online course on 'Approaches to finance for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene systems' matters. Alex is the Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Southern Africa, Head-Africa Coordination Unit and Global Head of Climate Resilience for GWP’s global headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Alex is an international development professional with extensive expertise in water resources management, climate change adaptation, economic development, finance, investment strategy design and public policy.

6m
Jan 31, 2024
Motivation pour le renforcement des systèmes WASH

Dans ce podcast de six minutes Ruben Bayiha partage certaines motivations derrière le développement du renforcement des systèmes WASH. Ruben Bayiha est le chef du programme Eau, assainissement et hygiène (WASH) à l'UNICEF.

6m
Jan 30, 2024
Renforcez-vous les services d'assainissement et d'hygiène au Rwanda

Comment renforcez-vous les services d'assainissement et d'hygiène au Rwanda ? Écoutez ce podcast (5 minutes) avec Bruce Uwonkunda de Water for People sur la façon dont ils renforcent l'assainissement et l'hygiène au Rwanda.

5m
Jan 30, 2024
Renforcement des services d'eau au Burkina Faso

Écoutez ce podcast de cinq minutes avec Juste Nansi sur la façon dont ils renforcent le système d'approvisionnement en eau au Burkina Faso. Juste Nansi est le directeur national de l'IRC au Burkina Faso et le directeur du programme régional pour l'Afrique de l'IRC.

5m
Jan 30, 2024
Travailler avec les autorités locales au Mali

Dans la plupart des pays, les collectivités locales jouent un rôle crucial dans la fourniture de services WASH en tant qu'autorité responsable des services. Écoutez ce podcast de cinq minutes avec Afou Chantal Bengaly, Directrice Pays d'IRC au Mali, sur la manière dont elle travaille avec le gouvernement local au Mali pour renforcer le système.

5m
Jan 30, 2024
Ne laisser personne de côté

Qui est laissé de côté et que pouvons-nous faire ? L'une des promesses centrales de l'ODD 6 est de ne laisser personne de côté ("Leave no one behind", en anglais, ou LNOB) en termes d'accès à des services WASH gérés en toute sécurité. Dans le cadre du renforcement des systèmes, une attention particulière doit être accordée aux individus et groupes marginalisés afin de comprendre ce qui peut être fait pour rectifier l'exclusion et la discrimination. Ecoutez ce podcast de six minutes avec David De Armey qui explique qui est laissé de côté et pourquoi en termes d'accès aux services WASH. Il parle également des mesures qui peuvent être mises en place pour atteindre les personnes laissées de côté. David De Armey est le directeur des partenariats internationaux de Water for Good.

6m
Jan 30, 2024
Introduction au renforcement des systèmes

Dans ce podcast de sept minutes Sareen Malik parle de la pensée systémique pour la fourniture de services WASH. Sareen Malik est secrétaire exécutive de l'ANEW et vice-présidente du comité de pilotage "Assainissement et eau pour tous (Sanitation and Water for all, SWA)".

7m
Jan 30, 2024
À qui s'adresse le renforcement des systèmes ?

Ecoutez ce podcast de trois minutes (disponible en anglais) avec Julia Boulenouar, où elle explique quand le renforcement des systèmes est pertinent et comment il est utile pour les professionnels WASH. Julia Boulenouar est spécialiste de l'eau et de l'assainissement et directrice d'Aguaconsult, avec une expérience particulière des aspects institutionnels de la prestation de services.

5m
Jan 30, 2024
La nécessité de renforcer les systèmes

Pourquoi ce cours est-il pertinent ? Écoutez ce podcast de trois minutes avec Cecilia Scharp, directrice du programme WASH, climat, énergie, environnement et réduction des risques de catastrophe de l'UNICEF, sur la raison d'être de ce cours.

5m
Jan 30, 2024
Il est temps d'agir.

Listen to this short podcast (five minutes) with Niall Boot, WASH Specialist at UNICEF, on why this course matters. Niall Boot is a Civil Engineer with extensive experience in WASH engineering and programme management across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He has experience working on emergency response and development programmes in both urban and rural areas.

3m
Jan 12, 2024
Ensuring sustainable water services for the urban poor in Sri Lanka

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Anoja Kaluaracchi, Deputy General Manager of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) in Sri Lanka. She has over 35 years of experience and talks about how utilities are catering to the needs of the urban poor in Sri Lanka. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

5m
Jan 10, 2024
Strengthening the WASH system in Uzbekistan

Listen to this podcast with Mirodil Merakhmedov, water supply and sanitation consultant at the delivery unit of the Agency for Strategic Reforms for the Republic of Uzbekistan. In this podcast, he talks about the importance of changing behaviours to ensure access to safe water and sanitation. He explains how behaviours around water and sanitation services are negatively influencing access to sustainable services in Uzbekistan. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

3m
Jan 10, 2024
Sustainable water services in Nepal

Listen to this podcast with Manina Baidya of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management, Government of Nepal. In this podcast Manina Baidya talks about the main issues in Nepal to ensure sustainable water services. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

3m
Jan 08, 2024
Regulating wastewater

How do you enforce regulation of wastewater? Listen to this podcast with Patrick Ty, Chief Regulator at Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System in the capital city of the Philippines, Manilla. He talks about regulating wastewater in the Philippines and shares his experiences on ensuring that the urban poor don’t get left behind. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH systems strengthening for urban Asia and the Pacific'. For more information see www.washsystemsacademy.org

6m
Dec 22, 2023
The need for WASH systems strengthening

Listen to this podcast (3 mins) with Cecilia Scharp, the Director WASH, Climate, Energy, Environment and DRR of UNICEF on the rationale behind this course 'Introducing water, sanitation and hygiene systems strengthening'. This podcast was recorded to intro the online course 'Introducing water, sanitation and hygiene systems strengthening'. This course has been created by a partnership of UNICEF, IRC, Water For People, and SIWI, with funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Dutch government. To learn more about the Partnership more broadly, visit www.ircwash.org/projects/partners…sh-systems-africa

5m
Oct 06, 2023
Climate-proofing the WASH sector

Listen to this podcast with Aidan Cronin, Director Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Group at UNICEF, on how we can start to climate proof the WASH sector as part of our efforts to strengthen systems. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Approaches to finance for sustainable WASH systems'. This course has been created by a partnership of UNICEF, IRC, Water For People, and SIWI, with funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Dutch government. To learn more about the Partnership more broadly, visit www.ircwash.org/projects/partners…sh-systems-africa

4m
Sep 27, 2023
Developing a WASH climate proposal

Developing a proposal to access climate finance is different from a WASH development proposal. Listen to this podcast with Farai Tunhama of UNICEF where she shares what it takes to successfully access climate finance. Farai Tunhuma is a UNICEF HQ Senior Advisor on Water and Climate Resilient WASH. She works with UNICEF teams, governments, and partners on shifting the WASH sector into a low-carbon emitting and climate resilient sector, delivering sustainable and climate resilient WASH services. She has extensive knowledge and experience in strategic infrastructure planning, climate financing, climate change adaptation, and resilience building, humanitarian aid, programme management, policy research and development, systems strengthening, institutional support, and capacity building for water institutions. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Approaches to finance for sustainable WASH systems'. This course has been created by a partnership of UNICEF, IRC, Water For People, and SIWI, with funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Dutch government. To learn more about the Partnership more broadly, visit www.ircwash.org/projects/partners…sh-systems-africa

5m
Sep 26, 2023
The unavoidable building block in the WASH system

Why is finance the unavoidable building block? Listen to this podcast (5 mins) where Andy Narracott, WASH Specialist of UNICEF, talks with Catarina Fonseca, a WASH finance expert, on the essential role of finance for sustainable WASH services. In this podcast, Catarina Fonseca breaks down the finance building block into two main categories; the costs of service delivery and the sources to (re)cover the costs. Catarina Fonseca is trained as an economist and has a doctoral degree in water sciences. She has over twenty-five years of experience in development cooperation and non-profits of which twenty in the water and sanitation sector. She has pioneered sector development on the understanding of life-cycle costs and financing. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene systems'. This online course provides you with a good understanding of finance as an essential part of sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems. It has been created in partnership by UNICEF, IRC, Water For People and SIWI, with funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Dutch government.

5m
Sep 22, 2023
It’s time to act.

Why is it important to talk and act on finance? Listen to this short podcast with Niall Boot, WASH Specialist at UNICEF on why it is important to understand WASH finance. Niall Boot is a Civil Engineer with extensive experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene engineering and programme management across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Experience of working on emergency response and development programmes in both urban and rural areas. This podcast was recorded for the online course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene systems.'

5m
Sep 20, 2023
Public finance for SDG 6

The role of public finance for SDG 6. In this podcast (5 mins) we hear from Tesfaye Mesele about why an increase in public finance is so important to reaching SDG 6. Tesfaye Mesele is a senior strategy and health financing advisor. He has over 15 years’ experience on healthcare financing interventions, for example with supporting MSI research programmes in Africa and Asia and working with the World Bank Ethiopia in supporting Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. He talks about: • What is public finance? • What is the role of public finance in reaching SDG 6? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

6m
Apr 06, 2023
Collecting life-cycle costs

How do you collect life-cycle costs? In this podcast (4 mins) we hear from André Uandela on what is involved in collecting life-cycle costs. André Uandela, is a life-cycle cost expert from Mozambique with over twenty years of work experience in the WASH sector. He talks about: • How can you collect life-cycle costs? • What challenges are often encountered when collecting and analysing life-cycle costs? • Can you give any tips to people wanting to collect and analyse life-cycle costs? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

7m
Apr 06, 2023
Finances publiques pour l'ODD 6

Le rôle des finances publiques pour l'ODD 6. Dans ce podcast (5 minutes), Angela Huston explique pourquoi une augmentation des finances publiques est si importante pour atteindre l'ODD 6. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

5m
Feb 21, 2023
Le statut du financement WASH

Ecoutez ce podcast (5 mins) où Bénigne Mugwaneza Ishimwe, un expert en financement WASH, discute de l'état du financement des services WASH et du manque de financement. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

4m
Feb 21, 2023
Combler le déficit de financement

Par où commencer pour combler le déficit financier dans le secteur WASH ? Ecoutez ce podcast (5 mins) avec Guy Hutton sur les éléments nécessaires pour développer une stratégie financière chiffrée. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

3m
Feb 21, 2023
Addressing the financing gap

Where do we start with addressing the finance gap in the WASH sector? Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Max Wengawenga on the elements needed to develop a costed finance strategy. Max Wengawenga is the Director of Planning in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation in Malawi and answers the questions: - What is a costed finance strategy for WASH? - Why is it useful to create a costed finance strategy for WASH? This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

5m
Feb 21, 2023
Collecte des coûts du cycle de vie

Comment collecter les coûts du cycle de vie ? Dans ce podcast (4 minutes), Hilaire Dongobada nous explique ce qu'implique la collecte des coûts du cycle de vie. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for resilient WASH systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

7m
Feb 21, 2023
The status of WASH finance

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) where Kate Harawa, a WASH finance expert, discusses the status of finance for WASH services and the finance gap. Kate Harawa is the country director for Water For People in Malawi with over 20 years of work experience in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Introducing finance for sustainable water and sanitation systems'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

5m
Feb 09, 2023
Motivations behind water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening

In this podcast (4 mins), Fiona Gore of WHO shares some of the motivations behind the development of water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening. She talks about the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report. The GLAAS is a UN-Water initiative implemented by WHO. The objective of GLAAS is to provide policy- and decision-makers at all levels with a reliable, easily accessible and comprehensive analysis of WASH systems to make informed decisions for sanitation, drinking-water and hygiene. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

4m
Sep 27, 2022
Leaving no one behind

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Farai Tunhuma of UNICEF on who is left behind and why in terms of access to water, sanitation and hygiene services? She also talks about measures that need to be in place to reach those left behind. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

5m
Sep 19, 2022
Working with local government in Ghana

Listen to this podcast (5 mins) with Vida Duti, IRC country director in Ghana, on how they are working with local government in the Afou region of Ghana to strengthen the system. Vida Duti says; 'It is about enabling local government to lead'. This podcast was recorded for the WASH Systems Academy course 'Water, sanitation and hygiene system strengthening: The Basics'. Find our more on www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy

5m
Sep 19, 2022