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WWSIV a great success!
Rotarians from around the world gather in New Orleans
Excellent keynote speakers and informative workshops made this year's Summit a great day of sharing and learning. Presentations will be uploaded onto the Wasrag web site shortly.
To view photos from the Summit click here to access Resources on our site, and click through to our Flickr account to browse all 574 images! |
 Rotary Clubs can have donations matched 1:5 for WASH in schools program!
A unique partnership was announced at the Summit, bringing together Africare, Procter & Gamble, H2O for Life and Wasrag. Thirty schools in Malawi and Tanzania will participate in a full WASH program: clean water, improved sanitation facilities and a hygiene education program. The Rotary Club(s) portion for each school is approximately $3400, and this will be matched by $17,000! For more information email the Wasrag program manager Nancy Gilbert. |
 Join the Wasrag Team in a virtual race across Africa
RC Denver SE readies WASH fundraiser The 2011 race website will launch shortly. In the meantime, consider signing up on the Wasrag team. Or, perhaps your club would like to enter its own team? This is an easy and fun fundraiser, ready to go (well almost!) Keep an eye on www.raceacrossafrica.org |
 PPP Team for the Niger Delta
Wasrag welcomes PPP team applications
Interested in participating in a Program Planning and Performance Team trip to the Niger Delta region of Nigeria? The trip is planned for early September. Do you have experience in water, sanitation, or hygiene education? Technical background or development experience? For more information email Jim Goodrich. |
 'Walk for Water'
Rotarian inspires clubs on YouTube Rotary Clubs in the Netherlands have worked with local school children to raise awareness and funds for WASH projects. How did they do it? Watch video by clicking here. |
 'Point-of-use Disinfection' Report
Academy for Educational Development (AED) reports on program in Uttar Pradesh During its initial pilot phase, the program worked largely through women's self-help groups and achieved impressive results in increasing first-time use in low-income households. Subsequently, a number of successful partnerships were formed with the private sector and local NGOs, eventually reaching nearly 700,000 households or approximately 4 million people. More information: Photo Essay: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/29135737/1/POUZN%20Pictures?h=ff3039
Video Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05QF3kjWUGs For further details you may wish to review Consumer Choice of POU Methods and Sustainable Behavior in India, a presentation by Christian Winger, Deputy Director AED. Download the presentation by clicking here. |
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The Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group is a group of Rotarians whose purpose is to support Rotary clubs to effectively plan, finance, implement, monitor and evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene programs, where they are most needed in a collaborative, cost-effective, timely, and sustainable manner, true to the principles of Rotary International. Wasrag operates in accordance with Rotary International policy but is not an agency of, or controlled by, Rotary International.
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