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WASRAG E-Newsletter - October
2017
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Rural Water Supply Management
The Rural Water Supply Network and the Water Institute of UNC are hosting a live panel discussion and webinar on the topic
"Is community management an efficient and effective model of rural water supply service delivery?"
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MHM and WASH Virtual Conference
The 6th Annual Virtual Conference on Menstrual Health Management Health (MHM) will be held for the first time in conjunction with the University of North Carolina's annual
Water & Health Conference.
The MHM virtual conference, which anticipates over 1,000 on-line participants, has the theme of "
Supporting a gender-responsive learning environment". They will highlight examples of WASH programs that ensure that schools are ready for girls. The conference will focus on the five priorities identified for transforming MHM in schools by 2024.
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Cleaning the Rivers of the World - October 21 -22
Salvador Rico, of the Rotary Club of South Ukiah (California), District 5130, has been spearheading a campaign to clean-up the rivers of the world.
Rivers are the source of drinking water for hundreds of millions of people. Check out their
Facebook Page and
website.
This project started four years ago, when his Rotary Club teamed up with clubs in District 4140 to clean-up the Ameca River in Mexico. This year over 1,000 people are anticipated to be involved in this annual clean-up event.
On October 21-22, Rotary clubs around the world (e.g. India, Venezuela, Mexico, Turkey,
Columbia, Ecuador and U.S.) will be involved in river clean-up projects.
WASRAG is excited about this project and will be sending out details shortly on how your club can take part in a river clean-up project on or around World Water Day (March 22, 2018).
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Solar Powered Water Projects Conference
Rotary clubs and NGOs have been successful in developing a solar powered community water system in El Salvador.
The Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA) have organized a conference, Oct 27-29, that will highlight the best practices in solar powered water projects. The conference includes sessions on best practices, sustainability and a tour of an operating site. For more details visit
Sun and Water Conference.
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Everything Begins with Education
The Water and Sanitation Committee of District 2490 in Israel recently held a very successful symposium in Tel Aviv.
An interesting component of the symposium was having high school students exhibit various projects related to the efficient use of constantly depleting water resources.
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Summary from World Water Week
During the last week of August, USAID and its water sector partners held a World Water Week conference in Stockholm.
One of the many takeaways from the conference was "When water and sanitation are marketed and sold "as a service" that is governed and monitored by an independent regulator, there is increased consumer willingness to pay approved tariffs."
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We are always looking for Rotary projects to highlight.
Send an email to info@wasrag.org and tell us briefly about your project, indicating what Rotary clubs were involved, how many people are impacted and what you learned that can help other Rotary projects.
We are also interested in Best Practices for projects. We would love to know how you determined the needs, measured the success and if you have any tips for similar projects.
In all cases, send two or three pictures that represent the project. We will work with you to highlight the project in the newsletter and/or the WASRAG Stories Blog.
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WASRAG Newsletter On-line Archive
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October 15, 2017 - GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
October 16 - 20, 2017 - Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Waster and Health Conference
October 17, 2017 - 7:30 - 8:30 am (EST)- On-line Webinar
"Community management of Rural Water Supply Services"
October 17, 2017 - 7:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST) - Virtual Conference
6th Annual Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)
October 27 - 29, 2017 - InSuchitoto, El Salvador
Central American Sun and Water Conference
November 9 - 10, 2017 - New Delhi, India
11th World Aqua Congress - Water & Environmental Solutions: Cutting Across Borders
November 13 -16 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Water & Development Congress - Sustainable Solutions for Emerging Economies
November 13 - 17 - Ethiopia
Delivering Effective WASH Trainng
November 19, 2017 - WORLD TOILET DAY
November 20 - 21 - Melbourne, Australia
World Toilet Summit
November 29 - Dec 1, 2017 - Haryana, India
Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
December 5 - 8, 2017 - Ethiopia
February 16 - 18, 2018 - Beirut, Lebanon
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Presidential Peacebuilding Conference
March 18-23, 2018 - Brasilia, Brazil
8th World Water Forum
March 22, 2018 - WORLD WATER DAY
May 28, 2018 - MENSTRUAL HEALTH DAY
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Service Spotlight
We love hearing about your projects and are delighted to relay these great opportunities for Rotarians to get involved in WASH projects!
When posting your projects on the wasrag.org website, please remember to include the name of your Rotary club and District number.
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Anna Shepherd
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To submit stories and pictures our Newsletter, please email:
info@wasrag.org
to the attention of
WASRAG
newsletter
editors Ian Rumbles and Terri Black.
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The Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WASRAG) is pleased to consider partnerships with any corporate supporter. Due to the unique attributes of water sources and water provision, acceptance of corporate support does not imply an endorsement of any particular water technology. Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and Rotary partners must evaluate any technology to determine if it is the best solution for the conditions where the program will be implemented. WASRAG can provide guidance about where different technologies work best, but Rotarians and Rotary clubs must make the final decision about how to implement their programs.
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