After introducing Ethiopia's WASH sector challenges <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> trends, the plan describes IRC Ethiopia's vision <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> strategy which draws from IRC <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">Water</span> For People's joint framework - Destination 2030. It then details the organisational changes <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> business development needed to implement the strategic plan. Detailed targets are provided in the annexes. At IRC, we believe that turning on a working tap should not be a surprise or cause for celebration. We believe in a world where <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">water</span>, <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">sanitation</span> <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> hygiene services are fundamental utilities that everyone is able to take for granted. For good. We face a complex challenge. Every year, thousands of projects within <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> beyond the WASH sector fail – the result of short-term targets <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> interventions, at the cost of longterm service solutions. This leaves around a third of the world’s poorest people without access to the most basic of human rights, <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> leads directly to economic, social <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> health problems on a global scale. IRC exists to continually challenge <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> shape the established practices of the WASH sector. Through collaboration <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> the active application of our expertise, we work with governments, service providers <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> international organisations to deliver systems <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> services that are truly built to last.