Overview - Projects
They include projects such as RCD 18 Country Programme, which aim at supporting partner organisations in the South to develop their information functions, products such as Source and IRCDOC, through which IRC can develop information products that can be made available to large numbers of people, and projects such as STREAMS, which are intended to set and maintain networks for the development of research proposals on specific themes.
About half of the projects are financed through the core subsidy that the IRC receives from the Dutch government. This funding is concentrated in projects for which external funding cannot easily be generated, including the 18-centre Resource Centre Development programme and thematic projects such as Scaling up Community Management. In terms of staff time, a bit more than half is spent on projects funded through IRC's core subsidy.
Funding for the other half of IRC's projects comes from a variety of sources, such as the European Commission, UNICEF and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). IRC formulates detailed project proposals, often in collaboration with staff from Northern and/or Southern partner organisations, which they submit to potential donors. If the proposals are accepted, IRC staff then plays a role in their implementation. Current projects and programmes funded through other sources include: WELL, WELL 2 ‑ Resource Centre Network Development; the Junior Professional Officer programme; support to Streams of Knowledge; and the Executive Secretariat of the Gender and Water Alliance.
Project characteristics
IRC has a number of projects involving a variety of partners, funding mechanisms and life spans, all contributing to the overall aim of facilitating the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge to improve the long-term effectiveness of development work in the water supply and sanitation sector.
They include projects such as RCD 18 Country Programme, which aim at supporting partner organisations in the South to develop their information functions, products such as Source and IRCDOC, through which IRC can develop information products that can be made available to large numbers of people, and projects such as STREAMS, which are intended to set and maintain networks for the development of research proposals on specific themes.
About half of the projects are financed through the core subsidy that the IRC receives from the Dutch government. This funding is concentrated in projects for which external funding cannot easily be generated, including the 18-centre Resource Centre Development programme and thematic projects such as Scaling up Community Management. In terms of staff time, a bit more than half is spent on projects funded through IRCs core subsidy.
Funding for the other half of IRC's projects comes from a variety of sources, such as the European Commission, UNICEF and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). IRC formulates detailed project proposals, often in collaboration with staff from Northern and/or Southern partner organisations, which they submit to potential donors. If the proposals are accepted, IRC staff will then play a role in their implementation. Current projects and programmes funded through other sources include: WELL 2 ‑ WELL Resource Centre Network Development; the Junior Professional Officer programme; support to Streams of Knowledge; and the Executive Secretariat of the Gender and Water Alliance.
Projects help organise our activities
The word project is mainly used to indicate a coherent set of activities for which resources are earmarked and that may stretch out over a number of years. This page provides some insight in the nature of IRC's projects.
IRC has a number of projects involving a variety of partners, funding mechanisms and life spans, all contributing to the overall aim of facilitating the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge to improve the long-term effectiveness of development work in the water supply and sanitation sector.
They include projects such as the Resource Centre Development Programme, which aim at supporting partner organisations in the South to develop their information functions, projects such as the Publishing and Outreach project, through which IRC can develop information products that can be made available to large numbers of people, and projects such as the Thematic Project on Scaling up Community Management, which are tended to set and maintain networks for the development of research proposals on specific themes.
About half of the projects are financed through the core subsidy that the IRC receives from the Dutch government. This funding is concentrated in projects for which external funding cannot easily be generated, including the 18-centre Resource Centre Development programme and thematic projects such as Scaling up Community Management. In terms of staff time, a bit more than half is spent on projects funded through IRC?s core subsidy.
Funding for the other half of IRC's projects comes from a variety of sources, such as the European Commission, UNICEF and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). IRC formulates detailed project proposals, usually in collaboration with staff from Northern and/or Southern partner organisations, which they submit to potential donors. If the proposals are accepted, IRC staff then play a role in their implementation. Current projects and programmes funded through other sources include: WELL 2 ‑ WELL Resource Centre Network Development; the Junior Professional Officer programme; support to Streams of Knowledge; and the Executive Secretariat of the Gender and Water Alliance.
