Join the Team - Make a Difference
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The
WASH Rotary Action Group is a group of Rotarians with a passionate dedication to providing people everywhere with sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
A nine-member Operations Team, reporting to the Board of Directors, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of this group. Recently, two members of the team retired and we are now seeking candidates for the positions of:
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Learning from WASH Failures
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PDG Ron Denham, Chair Emeritus of the WASH Rotary Action Group, moderated a panel discussion on "
Learning from WASH Failures
", which was a breakout session of the 2020 Rotary International Virtual Convention. The hour long session has been posted to the new
YouTube Channel
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The presentations of the panelist Braimah Apambire, Deurence Anyango, Mike Paddock, Uday Pilani, and DG Peter Verbeek can be found on the
WASH Rotary Action Group website
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District Governor of District 9110, Dr. Akeredolu at the unveiling said, "We have renovated the toilet which used to be a pit latrine to a modern toilet and constructed a borehole for the school. I can assure you the rate of sickness among staff and students will reduce with these interventions now that there is clean, potable water available to them."
He went on to say that the lack of toilet facilities was one of the reasons people engage in open defecation.
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Every month, the electronic newsletter
Water Currents from USAID, provides excellent resources in the area of WASH. The
July issue highlights research on the importance of handwashing with soap.
The preamble to the research links indicates that 40% of households lack access to a handwashing facility with soap and water. And 18% of those households have nowhere to wash their hands.
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The past year has seen a real push to increase awareness of the need to improve WASH in Healthcare Facilities (HCF). This video from
Global Water 2020
and the
Global Health Council
provides updates on progress, successes, failures, and discusses ways to accelerate efforts.
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We have Experts to Help Your Project
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The WASH Rotary Action Group has assembled a group of professionals to help Rotary clubs with their WASH projects. The team has experience in needs assessment, planning, project management, grant preparation, implementation, adn WASH training.
Members of the
Professional Resources Team are from many countries, expertise in many areas of WASH, experienced in working in developing countries, and are fluent in a number of languages.
For help with a project or to get more information send an email to
Info@wasrag.org.
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Back to our Rotary's First Service Project
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To celebrate their centennial, the
Rotary Club of Gastonia, North Carolina, is constructing public washrooms in their home town. The project will include eight restrooms, sinks and water fountains.
The club thought this was an appropriate project that follows the tradition of the first Rotary service project which was a public restroom in downtown Chicago.
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Webinars in French, Spanish, and English
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For a reasonable subscription you can become a
member of RWSN to get their quarterly newsletter and participate in online discussions.
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WASH Rotary Action Group Projects
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The WASH Rotary Action Group
Project Page
continues to grow with a variety of projects from around the globe. The project list provides Rotary members with a place to obtain expert advice and obtain financial support from other clubs for major project grants. Future newsletters will include a featured project and a few additional projects from the
WASH Rotary Action Group Project page
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Over 700 Thousand Gallons of Clean Water
The clubs are seeking $18,000 to fund generators to enable more consistent operation of the water plants due to frequent power failures.
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Total Budget - $125,000 Raised - $37,000
Total Budget - $78,000 Raised - $30,000
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To get your project listed on the WASRAG Projects page and/or to get highlighted in a future newsletter contact
Omar Helferich at
okeithhelferich@msn.com
who manages the Projects page
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This innovative club where all meetings have a focus on WASH subjects, is preparing to have a WASH Trivia contest at an upcoming meeting.
Meetings are held the first and third Thursday of each month at 8 pm Eastern time and the following Tuesdays at 12 noon Eastern time. Check out the
upcoming schedule of presentations.
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Oct 15, 2020 - GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
Nov 19, 2020 - WORLD TOILET DAY
Mar 22, 2021 - WORLD WATER DAY
May 5, 2021 - HAND HYGIENE DAY
May 28, 2021 - MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY
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To submit stories, videos, and pictures for the WASRAG Newsletter send an email to
info@wasrag.org
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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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