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• Emphasis on highlighting information on rural and peri-urban areas in

developing countries

• Sector-related news and features in English, French and Spanish

• Range of formats (PDF, online, hard copy), editions and frequencies

incorporating news from sector members as well as IRC

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• Editions include:Source Bulletin - focus on special features- available in English, French and Spanish- quarterly publication- available in hard copy, PDF and via email

Source Weekly- electronic news from the WASH sector- online publication, also distributed via email

Wash News Blogs- Set up by IRC and partners- divided by themes, regions and resources- RSS feed and email distribution available

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• What your colleagues are saying:

– “I have used the IRC information resources over the last several years…many thanks for

your response”

– “It has been a great help to us. Our company, Black & Veatch has initiated voluntary

activities with Engineers Without Borders”

– “… IRC is a great resource for such activities in developing countries”

• Room for improvement..?

– Targeted features

– Meet your needs; reflect sector developments at all levels

– Increase distribution and subscription

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