Since its foundation in 1968, the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain The Source Water and Sanitation News Service from IRC provides news in English, French and Spanish with an emphasis on rural and peri-urban areas in developing countries. The current Source South Asia Water & Sanitation News edition has a wide range of articles.

Some highlights are: Afghanistan: Piped water in short supply - http://www.irc.nl/page/46247 Bangladesh: Caritas helps improve sanitation and hygiene in flood-prone areas - http://www.irc.nl/page/46249 India, Maharashtra: drastic measures to make people use toilets - http://www.irc.nl/page/46257 Nepal: celebration of successful cholera mitigation programme - http://www.irc.nl/page/46266 Pakistan: changing behaviour to stop open defecation - http://www.irc.nl/page/46269

Training:National Workshop cum Brain Storming on Rainwater Harvesting and Reuse through Farm Ponds: Experiences, Issues and Strategies - http://www.irc.nl/page/46272

New on the Net:Community-Led Total Sanitation - http://www.irc.nl/page/46320 More articles regarding funding sources, current research, publications and much more are available in the current edition.

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