California's Active Transportation Program: Coalition Building to Boost Funding
Learn how the ad-hoc Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership won a 35% boost in active transportation funding in California. Coalition members from California Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the California Bicycle Coalition will highlight how member organizations came together, underscore keys to the successful campaign, and share lessons learned for other states looking to follow California's lead.
Presenters:
Presenter: Tony Dang California Walks
Co-Presenter: Dave Snyder California Bicycle Coalition
Co-Presenter: Jeanie Ward-Waller Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Connecting people to catalyze African agricultural innovationsiaaldafrika
Presentation made at the Second Conference of the IAALD Africa Chapter on the theme "Towards Opening Access to Information & Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa" held at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 15th - 17th July 2009.
This presentation on a directory of HIV health promotion programs and resources that engage with people from CALD communities was given by Jill Sergeant from AFAO at AFAO'S HIV and Mobility Forum on 30 May 2016.
California's Active Transportation Program: Coalition Building to Boost Funding
Learn how the ad-hoc Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership won a 35% boost in active transportation funding in California. Coalition members from California Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the California Bicycle Coalition will highlight how member organizations came together, underscore keys to the successful campaign, and share lessons learned for other states looking to follow California's lead.
Presenters:
Presenter: Tony Dang California Walks
Co-Presenter: Dave Snyder California Bicycle Coalition
Co-Presenter: Jeanie Ward-Waller Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Connecting people to catalyze African agricultural innovationsiaaldafrika
Presentation made at the Second Conference of the IAALD Africa Chapter on the theme "Towards Opening Access to Information & Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa" held at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 15th - 17th July 2009.
This presentation on a directory of HIV health promotion programs and resources that engage with people from CALD communities was given by Jill Sergeant from AFAO at AFAO'S HIV and Mobility Forum on 30 May 2016.
Ensuring accessibility is everyone's job. And this workshop focuses particularly on how transportation professionals can be welcoming and accommodating to people with disabilities. It begins with a review of disability basic concepts, including universal design, followed by a panel. TRACS is 2 1/2-year research, policy analysis and public education initiative to improve collaboration between transportation agencies and people with disabilities in the nine-counties of the San Francisco Bay area. The presenter is Marsha Saxton, project director for the Transportation Resiliency Accessibility and Climate Resilience Project (TRACS), a project from the World Institute on Disability.
Organizing a Global Grant VTT Maternal Mortality Reduction ProgramRotary International
It takes a team of dedicated Rotarians to organize a new and holistic approach to reducing maternal and child mortality in resource-poor areas. The work includes needs assessment, discussion with governments, securing required resources for a VTT, and improvement of infrastructure. Are you up for the challenge? We'll discuss your situation and guide you through each step so you can achieve your goals.
That is why World Institute on Disability (WID), the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnership), and ONG Inclusiva have joined forces to form the Global Alliance for Disability Resource Acceleration (Global Alliance or GADRA) as a “Call-to-Action” to galvanize disability-led organizations, foundations, corporations, and other allies to identify needs and link partners to accelerate assistance and resources, both during and after disasters. [Presentation from 2-22-21]
The Council of International Students Australia (CISA) Conference brings together government bodies, stakeholders and students with the shared aim of continuing to improve international education and the student experience in Australia. This year’s conference theme was ‘Breaking down barriers, facing the future together as one’ and focused on how international education in Australia can live up to its ideal – providing a quality educational experience while building connections amongst students, institutions, and communities around the world.
Representing Navitas at the conference were Anna McLeod and Kadi Taylor. They share some of their key take-outs from the conference and their reflections.
WASH Talk EP 17: Achieving systems as usual in WASH sectorIRC
How can we advocate for a holistic approach to water and hygiene service delivery?
Making universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 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 must work in synchrony if we want to realise this ambitious goal.
Development Workshop Angola received a high-level mission from WaterAid during the week of 20th to 25th of May 2013 to consolidate a partnership program between the two organisations to work in Angola. The WaterAid team was lead by Timeyin Uwejamomere WA's Urban Technical Support Manager from London and Rosaria Mabica WA's Country Program Director from Mozambique.
Ensuring accessibility is everyone's job. And this workshop focuses particularly on how transportation professionals can be welcoming and accommodating to people with disabilities. It begins with a review of disability basic concepts, including universal design, followed by a panel. TRACS is 2 1/2-year research, policy analysis and public education initiative to improve collaboration between transportation agencies and people with disabilities in the nine-counties of the San Francisco Bay area. The presenter is Marsha Saxton, project director for the Transportation Resiliency Accessibility and Climate Resilience Project (TRACS), a project from the World Institute on Disability.
Organizing a Global Grant VTT Maternal Mortality Reduction ProgramRotary International
It takes a team of dedicated Rotarians to organize a new and holistic approach to reducing maternal and child mortality in resource-poor areas. The work includes needs assessment, discussion with governments, securing required resources for a VTT, and improvement of infrastructure. Are you up for the challenge? We'll discuss your situation and guide you through each step so you can achieve your goals.
That is why World Institute on Disability (WID), the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnership), and ONG Inclusiva have joined forces to form the Global Alliance for Disability Resource Acceleration (Global Alliance or GADRA) as a “Call-to-Action” to galvanize disability-led organizations, foundations, corporations, and other allies to identify needs and link partners to accelerate assistance and resources, both during and after disasters. [Presentation from 2-22-21]
The Council of International Students Australia (CISA) Conference brings together government bodies, stakeholders and students with the shared aim of continuing to improve international education and the student experience in Australia. This year’s conference theme was ‘Breaking down barriers, facing the future together as one’ and focused on how international education in Australia can live up to its ideal – providing a quality educational experience while building connections amongst students, institutions, and communities around the world.
Representing Navitas at the conference were Anna McLeod and Kadi Taylor. They share some of their key take-outs from the conference and their reflections.
WASH Talk EP 17: Achieving systems as usual in WASH sectorIRC
How can we advocate for a holistic approach to water and hygiene service delivery?
Making universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 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 must work in synchrony if we want to realise this ambitious goal.
Development Workshop Angola received a high-level mission from WaterAid during the week of 20th to 25th of May 2013 to consolidate a partnership program between the two organisations to work in Angola. The WaterAid team was lead by Timeyin Uwejamomere WA's Urban Technical Support Manager from London and Rosaria Mabica WA's Country Program Director from Mozambique.
Bufete Escura (Spain - TAGLaw)
This presentation contains information regarding the Corporate Criminal Compliance, already in force in other countries that has been established in Spain through the amendment of the Criminal Code, since July 2015.
Eksterne blikk på skolekommunen, hva betyr det for oss? Støtte eller utidig innblanding?Om bruk av ekstern kompetanse for å komme lenger.
Foredrag på nasjonal skoleutviklingskonferanse i april 2013.
Presented by IWMI's Barbara van Koppen at a Southern African Development Community (SADC) workshop on ‘Developing a SADC Water Research Agenda’, held on April 8-9, 2015, in Pretoria, South Africa.
RI/USAID International H2O Collaboration - Partnering for SuccessRotary International
The Rotary International-USAID International H2O Collaboration is a partnership between Rotary and the U.S. Agency for International Development that supports lasting, positive change to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives. Rotarians will discuss successes and challenges in their work with this major international development agency in Ghana, Uganda, and Madagascar. You’ll hear some of the lessons learned in the partnership planning and design phase and learn about opportunities for advocacy and innovation in service.
Bringing evidence to bear on negotiating ecosystem service and livelihood tra...africa-rising
Presented by Leigh Winowiecki, Hadia Seid, Mieke Bourne, Constance Neely, Kiros Hadgu, Niguse Hagazi and Fergus Sinclair (ICRAF) at the SAIRLA Second National Learning Alliance Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 23 November 2017
Ghana Compact- Sanitation and water for all (swa) launch presentationEnoch Ofosu
Sanitation and Water for ALL: a Global Framework for Action- SWA - Ghana Compact.
To encourage sustained financing for developing countries most off-track to meeting MDGs on sanitation and water
Session Building from WASH to IWRM - photo galleryIRC
On 15 October 2023, by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh and IRC organised a panel session titled Building WASH into IWRM at the 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2023).
The session drew examples from three NGO-led diverse WASH programmes intervening in different regions and different administrative settings of Bangladesh. The three NGOs that shared their programme experiences were BRAC, SNV and the Max Foundation.
Learn more
https://www.ircwash.org/blog/wash-crucial-component-iwrm
Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan ImplementationIRC
The Water Development Commission shared the experience with the Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan (CR WSP) implementation approach in Ethiopia during a learning workshop. This workshop was held in Adama, Ethiopia, on 23 September 2021.
Presentation by Gezahegn Lemecha from IRC WASH on the concept of Climate Resilient WASH. This presentation was given during the Climate Resilient WASH learning workshop in Adama, Ethiopia, on 23 September 2021.
Overview of enabling environment and implementation of climate resilient WASH IRC
Presentation given by the Ethiopian Water Development Commission during the Climate Resilient WASH workshop in Adama, Ethiopia. This workshop was held on 23 September 2021.
Webinar : Adapting your advocacy to COVID-19 health crisisIRC
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing development programmes to rapidly readjust their advocacy strategy to support local or national governments in their emergency planning. The Watershed empowering citizens programme organised a webinar attended by over 60 participants on 15 April 2020, to discuss and learn about: ways to adapt advocacy approaches in time of COVID-19; practical examples of shifting activities at national and local levels; ways to reach your target audience while social distancing; ways to adapt your messaging, keeping Watershed priorities through the lens of COVID-19.
This report includes the webinar Powerpoint presentations and some recommendations based on the Q&A session. The titles and authors of the presentations are: "Why is strong advocacy essential during a crisis?" by Evita Rosenberg (IRC); "Watershed Bangladesh : adapting advocacy approaches during COVID 19 outbreak" by Ranjan Kumar Ghose (WaterAid Bangladesh); and "Adapting advocacy approaches in Kenya "by Patrick Mwanzia (Simavi Kenya).
Novel partnership between NWSC and Kabarole District to provide safe water to...IRC
Pius Mugabi of the Kabarole District Local Government, Martin Watsisi and Angela Huston of IRC and Denis Maramuzi, Area Manager of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Fort Portal, Kabarole worked together on preparing a presentation for the 20th AfWA International Congress and Exhibition in Uganda.
Their presentation focused on a new partnership between NWSC and Kabarole District to extend NWSC’s piped network to provide safe water to communities in the hard-to-reach Kabende sub county. This novel public-public partnership is part of the increasing trend of rural utilisation. NWSC is extending into more small towns and rural growth centres with a broadened mandate and through the SCAP100 Programme will reach 12,000 new villages during 2017-2020.
Interested in more information on the case of Kabende sub county in Kabarole district and the progress so far? Check the presentation slides.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) Conflict sensitivity support and tools. Referenced in the IRC WASH debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?" which took place 20 November 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Watershed Mali : strengthening civil society for sustainable WASH-IWRM in MaliIRC
The political crisis and insecurity existing in Mali since 2012 has had a negative impact on the country’s water and sanitation sector. Normative frameworks are non-existent or unknown, polices and laws are not enforced, water quality is hardly monitored and budget commitments are unclear. The lack of knowledge about the human rights to water and sanitation has led to poor accountability, and civil society organisations (CSOs) lack capacity to advocate and lobby for better services.
Within the above context, the Watershed empowering citizens Mali country programme focuses on two main issues: (1) water quality and waste management and (2) universal access to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. So far the programme has been able to enhance the capacities, credibility and audience of water and sanitation CSOs, including the Alliance Citoyenne Pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement (ACEA-Mali). A multi-stakeholder forum has been established and coalitions of CSOs, local government and media have been strengthened, which can mobilise stakeholders, including Parliament.
Because there enough water and faecal sludge disposal is not seen as a problem in rural areas, there is little incentive to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM). Watershed is trying to stimulate integration by developing a handbook and guideline in combination with collaboration with CSO networks and donor-funded programmes.
Issues emerging from the Watershed Mali programme include how CSOs can influence decision makers to increase national WASH budget allocations infragile states, how to harmonise the institutional and legal frameworks of the WASH and WRM sectors, how to encourage innovation.
A joint presentation by Afou Chantal Bengaly (Wetlands International) and Ele Jan Saaf (SaafConsult) at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
WASH systems strengthening in the Central African RepublicIRC
Water for Good (WFG) works exclusively in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country facing extreme economic fragility. The road blocks set up by the non-state armed groups, which control nearly 80% of the territory, have a significant impact on the country's economy. WFG has been operating in the CAR since 2004, initially as a borehole drilling organisation, and shortly thereafter, as a handpump maintenance service provider. It has created a circuit rider approach for preventative maintenance and uses an electronic reporting system.
After joining Agenda for Change in 2017, WFG opted to adopt IRC's systems approach to go beyond their preventative maintenance programme and work towards universal, sustainable access. WFG opted to pilot a district-wide approach in Mambéré-Kadéi, while maintaining periodic preventative maintenance in other prefectures. In the pilot area, WFG focused on the following system blocking blocks: infrastructure, monitoring, finance, planning and institutions. At the same time it is helping to build up regional capacity for systems strengthening.
In conclusion, WFG believes it is possible to strengthen systems in fragile states, thanks to their organisation's long-term presence in CAR, their ability to plug short-term projects into the larger roadmap, and their ability to work with systems champions. The intention is not to build parallel systems, but to champion a roadmap that is both supported by all WASH stakeholders and adequately funded.
Presentation by David De Armey, Director of International Partnerships, Water for Good at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
Finding the flow in fragile contexts : IWRM in MaliIRC
What has World Waternet learned by implementing an integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach in Mali? In the Blue Deal Dji Don project, World Waternet supports the Agence Nationale de Gestion des Stations d’Épuration du Mali (ANGESEM) to improve wastewater management. Presentation by Annette Rozendaal-Morón, World Waternet at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
This presentation by Ambrose Kibuuka is a part of IRC’s in-house “What’s for Lunch series”, It reviews progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for sanitation and hygiene, sector trends focusing on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and sanitation marketing, and how rich nations achieved universal access to sanitation. It also briefly looks at WASH linkages with climate change, stunting, nutrition, and gender and social inclusion. The presentation concludes that unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change and the lack of funding for on-site sanitation and faecal sludge removal. Systems strengthening (in particular access to financing) and strong public commitment are required to achieve universal access to sanitation by 2030. The presentation includes a list of 21 references.
Social accountability : civil society and the human rights to water and sanit...IRC
The Watershed programme supports civil society organisations (CSOs) both on normative content (and claiming their rights if not yet met) as well as supporting CSOs to engage in the procedural part/principles of human rights to water and sanitation. The social accountability approach used by Watershed is based on the principles of access to information, non-discrimination, accountability and participation. The role of CSOs includes holding government to account for their obligation to ensure that everyone’s human rights are fulfilled, protected and respected. For this Watershed uses the Social Accountability Model developed by Water Witness International. Conclusions and reflection are provided on how this model has been used in Kenya and Bangladesh. Presentation by Esther de Vreede, Simavi, at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
Wash Debates: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030IRC
What can civil society organisations do to advance progress towards SDG 6? What are the major obstacles that impede their efforts and more importantly, how can they be overcome?
Images from the IRC WASH Debates series, which took place 26 June 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The end of the poldermodel? : the role of dissent in Dutch international wate...IRC
The Dutch NGO Both Ends is involved in two Strategic Partnerships for Dialogue & Dissent funded by the Netherlands government. One of them, the Fair Green & Global (FGG) Alliance, support capacity building of civil society organisations (CSOs) to effectively voice their views and hold policymakers and companies to account. The role of dissent is seen to contribute towards equality, equity and justice. The lessons learned by the FGG Alliance to address the concerns of Indonesian CSOs regarding land reclamations in Jakarta Bay Masterplan will be taken up to support CSO involvement in the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Masterplan in the Philippines. The challenges and opportunities for CSO involvement in Dutch-funded interventions in developing countries are briefly outlined. Presentation by Giacomo Galli at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
Voice for Change Partnership : roles of CSOs in achieving SDG6IRC
The Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) programme is a capacity development programme for civil society organizations (CSOs) in six countries across four areas including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). VCP is a partnership between DGIS, SNV, IFPRI (International Food Policy and Research Institute) and CSOs. The capacity development activities focus on evidence creation and dissemination, and evidence-based advocacy. In Kenya, the V4CP WASH component supports CSO advocacy for improved stakeholder participation and coordination, increased budget allocation, and influencing policy review and development. CSOs used evidence from GIS mapping and the water testing to convince county governments to take action to improve sanitation. The data collected was also used to advocate for increased sanitation investment participatory budgeting. The presentation concludes with challenges and lessons learnt from the Kenya the V4CP WASH component. Presented at the WASH Debate “Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030”, in The Hague, the Netherlands on 26 June 2019.
1. Water and sanitation for all Yunia Yiga Musaazi East Africa Regional Advocacy and Policy Advisor WaterAid International Symposium on Rural Water Services 14 th April 2010 www.wateraid.org
2. WaterAid – Who We Are .. www.wateraid.org International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) focused on improving poor people’s access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in developing countries.
7. Levels of Engagement www.wateraid.org International National Regional Continental G8 UN East African Community SADC ECOWAS Development Partners - AfDB AMCOW National Government Line Ministries District District Plans and Priorities Pro Poor Policies Sustainability Equity Inclusion
11. Thank you www.wateraid.org Last year WaterAid reached over one million people with safe water and over two million people with sanitation. WaterAid 47-49 Durham Street London SE11 5JD www.wateraid.org Registered charity numbers 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland)