Synopsis
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 45 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. It is supported by a team of over 80 staff across the world.
Episodes
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Essential elements of sanitation systems strengthening
02/04/2019 Duration: 03minIn this podcast (3 min), Erick Baetings, sanitation expert at IRC, talks about the essential elements of sanitation systems strengthening. This podcast is part of the WASH Systems Academy mini podcast series. The WASH Systems Academy is a dynamic online platform developed to assist WASH sector professionals in applying a WASH systems strengthening approach. The Academy will help you understand the WASH systems strengthening approach: • What is it? • How and why was it developed? • How to start applying it If you are at the start of your career or are a senior WASH expert that wants to understand what a systems strengthening approach entails and how you can integrate it in your work, this free online course is for you. The WASH Systems Academy will be available from September 2019. The WASH Systems Academy is an initiative of IRC. For more information see: www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy
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Addressing the financing gap
11/03/2019 Duration: 02minListen to this podcast with Catarina Fonseca of IRC on how WASH systems strengthening can help address the financing gap in the WASH sector. Catarina is a finance expert. This podcast is part of the WASH Systems Academy mini podcast series. The WASH Systems Academy is a dynamic online platform developed to assist WASH sector professionals in applying a WASH systems strengthening approach. The Academy will help you understand the WASH systems strengthening approach: • What is it? • How and why was it developed? • How to start applying it If you are at the start of your career or are a senior WASH expert that wants to understand what a systems strengthening approach entails and how you can integrate it in your work, this free online course is for you. The WASH Systems Academy will be available from September 2019. The WASH Systems Academy is an initiative of IRC. For more information see: https://www.ircwash.org/wash-systems-academy
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Why is finance the unavoidable building block?
11/03/2019 Duration: 05minFind out in this podcast with Catarina Fonseca of IRC (4 min) why she refers to finance as the unavoidable building block. She also discusses the 2 key costs that are frequently forgotten in WASH budgeting and planning that negatively affect sustainability. Catarina is a finance expert. This podcast is part of the WASH Systems Academy mini podcast series. The WASH Systems Academy is a dynamic online platform developed to assist WASH sector professionals in applying a WASH systems strengthening approach. The Academy will help you understand the WASH systems strengthening approach: • What is it? • How and why was it developed? • How to start applying it If you are at the start of your career or are a senior WASH expert that wants to understand what a systems strengthening approach entails and how you can integrate it in your work, this free online course is for you. The WASH Systems Academy will be available from September 2019. The WASH Systems Academy is an initiative of IRC. For more information see: htt
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It’s about strengthening systems
11/03/2019 Duration: 05minA series of short podcasts (3-5 min) explore different elements of WASH Systems Strengthening. Each of episode features a WASH systems expert from different parts of the world and a range of organisations. In this episode (5 min), Patrick Moriarty, CEO of IRC, discusses why and how the systems strengthening approach was developed. The podcast series is part of the WASH Systems Academy. The WASH Systems Academy is a dynamic online platform developed to assist WASH sector professionals in applying a WASH systems strengthening approach. The Academy will help you understand the WASH systems strengthening approach: • What is it? • How and why was it developed? • How to start applying it If you are at the start of your career or are a senior WASH expert that wants to understand what a systems strengthening approach entails and how you can integrate it in your work, this free online course is for you. The WASH Systems Academy will be available from September 2019. The WASH Systems Academy is an initiative of I
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EP 21: Hygiene Promotion with Thinley Dem, Adam Biran and Carolyn Moore
17/12/2018 Duration: 23minEP 21: Hygiene Promotion with Thinley Dem, Adam Biran and Carolyn Moore by IRC WASH
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WASH Talk EP 20 - WASH in Schools with Linda Lilian and Machtelt Oudenhuijzen
22/10/2018 Duration: 22minWASH Talk EP 20 - WASH in Schools with Linda Lilian and Machtelt Oudenhuijzen by IRC WASH
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WASH Talk EP18 - Selecting the Right Safe Water Treatment Options w/ Fanny Boulloud and Kanika Verma
20/08/2018 Duration: 22minListen to our two guests - Fanny Boulloud of Antenna Foundation and Kanika Verma of (Technology and Action for Rural Advancement)TARA talk about the role of government in supporting the private sector to enable adequate water quality at the point of consumption. To get the full story listen to the podcast, and read the shownotes [https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/shownotes_wash_talk_episode._18.pdf]
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WASH Talk EP 17 - Achieving Systems as Usual in the WASH Sector w/ Juste Nansi & Patrick Moriarty
02/08/2018 Duration: 20minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. Making universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene a reality for all relies on a strong foundation of national and local systems. These systems are networks of people, organisations, institutions and resources that work in synchrony towards realising this goal.
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WASH Talk EP 19 - An Agenda for Sanitation in India with Naina Lal Kidwai
01/08/2018 Duration: 23minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. Naina Lal Kidwai joins us on the WASH Talk Podcast to talk about the sanitation challenge in India. Naina is a banker and former CEO of HSBC India, who is also the Founding Chair of the India Sanitation Coalition (ISC). She has written a new book "Survive or Sink: An Action Agenda For Sanitation, Water, Pollution and Green Finance” and is on the show to talk about the need for holistic response to the sanitation challenge in India, about urban and rural responses, about government and civil society responsibilities, among other topics.
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WASH Talk EP 16 - Public Finance and Accountability w. Carlene Van der Westhuizen & Catarina Fonseca
06/07/2018 Duration: 21minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. According to the World Bank, global WASH public resources needed to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 and 6.2 on drinking water and sanitation (SDG 6) are behind by about US$ 116 billion per year. This presents massive hurdle to achieving the goals by the 2030 deadline. In response to this challenge, WASH Talk Episode 16: Public Finance and Accountability focuses on the role civil society can play in narrowing this budget gap by holding governments accountable to SDG 6 targets with improved transparency tools.
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WASH Talk EP15 - The Role of Social Enterprise in Serving the BoP with Sjef Ernes and Rachel Pringle
19/06/2018 Duration: 26minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. Governments have the responsibility to provide safe water to its citizens. Development finance can be used to encourage profit-seeking businesses to focus their efforts on serving the base of the pyramid—those in lower incomes groups. In this WASH Talk episode, we talk to two guests who are working in this area of the WASH sector.
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WASH Talk EP014: Pad Man and Menstrual Hygiene Management with Kathy Walkling and Dr Padmalya Das
15/05/2018 Duration: 19minWhat effect has the Pad Man Bollywood film had on the topic of menstruation in India? Social entrepreneur Kathy Walkling from Eco Femme and Associate Professor Dr Padmalaya Das, from the Asian Institute of Public Health (AIPH)discuss the economic, social, health and environmental issues linked to menstrual hygiene management, especially in relation to the use of disposable and reusable menstruation products.
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DECRYPTAGE MKS 31 JAN.MP3
30/03/2018 Duration: 50minAndré NONGUERMA, directeur général du ministère de l'eau et de l'assainissement et Donald KABORE, point focal de "Faso-toilettes" étaient les invités à radio OMEGA FM dans l'émission" décryptage" du 31 janvier 2018 en langue MOORE sur la question de: comment mettre fin au problème de la défécation à l'air libre au Burkina Faso.
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Radio OMEGA FM-Decryptage MKS 27 fevrier 2018
30/03/2018 Duration: 34minL'émission decryptage de radio OMEGA FM du 27 février 2018 a été animé par Michael SEMDE qui à donner la parole aux auditeurs pour recueillir leur opinion sur la question de l'assainissement au Burkina Faso.
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Radio OMEGA FM-Ca nous concerne du 31 janvier 2018
29/03/2018 Duration: 50minAndré NONGUERMA, directeur général du ministère de l'eau et de l'assainissement et Donald KABORE, point focal de "Fasotoilettes" étaient les invités de radio OMEGA FM dans l'émission "Ça nous concerne" du 31 janvier 2018. Ils ont parlé de comment mettre fin à la défécation à l'air libre et ont répondu aux questions des auditeurs.
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Radio OMEGA FM-Ca nous concerne du 27 février 2018
29/03/2018 Duration: 51minRomuald SONPOUGDOU, directeur régional de l'eau et de l'assainissement de la Boucle du Mouhoun et Madame LANKOANDE Aminata, directrice générale de l'eau et de l'assainissement étaient les invités de radio OMEGA FM dans l'émission "ça nous concerne" du 27 février 2018. Ils ont parlé de assainissement au Burkina Faso et ont répondu aux questions des auditeurs.
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WASH Talk Ep13 Nature for Water on World Water Day with Patrick Moriarty
09/03/2018 Duration: 21minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. In light of the 2018 World Water Day theme 'Nature for Water', in this episode WASH Talk host, Andy Narracott speaks with IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty about climate change, green infrastructure and its relations with intergrated water resources management (IWRM).
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WASH Talk EP11 Finance for Water Utilities
16/02/2018 Duration: 20minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. In this WASH Talk episode host Andy Narracott asks Pim van der Male and David Onyango about financing options for water utilities. Pim van der Male is Senior Policy Officer Water Sanitation and Hygiene at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands. David Onyango is Managing Director of the Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company in Kenya and board member of The Global Water Operators Partnership Alliance (GWOPA). GWOPA is a UN-Habitat body promoting improvement of water services in the world.
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WASH Talk EP12 National Monitoring Systems
15/02/2018 Duration: 22minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. In this episode of WASH Talk host Andy Narracott asks Mr Benedict Kubabom and Mr Abdul Hafiz Koroma about national WASH service monitoring for improved WASH services and attainment of the SDGs.
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Ep.10: Systems Thinking with Angela Huston and Harold Lockwood
22/01/2018 Duration: 21minIRC's podcast series WASH Talk shares ideas on changes the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has to make in order to contribute to achieving universal access by 2030. To do so speakers from all over the world are given a voice in this podcast series. Find out more on www.ircwash.org/washtalk. In this episode, WASH Talk host Andy Narracott and guest speakers Angela Huston of IRC and Harold Lockwood of AguaConsult talk about how the systems approach came about, current evidence of its value and possible challenges for its adaptation in the WASH sector.