Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre

Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre ‒ IRC
The Hague, Netherlands

Stitching IRC is an international think tank that actively works towards building strong water, sanitation and hygiene systems – using both bottom up and top down approaches. It aims to support countries to generate strong local and national services that are underpinned by resilient systems. 'Stichting' is Dutch for foundation & is retained in the organisation's English website.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.ircwash.org/

Address:
Riviervismarkt 5, 2513 AM The Hague, the Netherlands

Country:
Netherlands

Sub-region:
Western Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
Operating languages
English , French

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
International Organisation
Year founded
1968
Age (years)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
57 
Netherlands average
 36
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: World Health Organization and the Government of the Netherlands
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Patrick Moriarty
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Patrick Moriarty
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Dr. Patrick Barré Moriarty
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 88
Netherlands average
 123
Global average
 87
2024
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 104
2022
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 100
% Female staff
2025
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 47%
Netherlands average
 48%
Global average
 50%
2024
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 42%
2022
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 53%
% Female researchers
2022
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 47%
Netherlands average
 60%
Global average
 44%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 80
Netherlands average
 108
Global average
 58
2021
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 57
Financials
2021
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 $7,700,000
Netherlands average
 $5,757,843
Global average
 $4,713,576

Social

Likes (2023)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 6,705
Netherlands average
 9,083
Global average
 26,974
Followers (2024)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 21,900
Netherlands average
 9,417
Global average
 21,235
Subscribers (2024)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 1,920
Netherlands average
 1,548
Global average
 7,738
Subscribers (2023)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 1,680
Followers (2024)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 161
Netherlands average
 2,197
Global average
 12,323
Followers (2023)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 123
Followers (2024)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 10,000
Netherlands average
 42,435
Global average
 14,564
Followers (2023)
Stichting IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
 8,155

Data notes

Last updated: 22/01/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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