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Where is the best place to learn everything you need to know about WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene education) and Rotary Club projects?
Join us at World Water Summit V & Project Fair - Friday June 21, 2013, immediately before the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.
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This year's summit theme:
Sanitation, Hygiene, Innovation & Trends!
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World Toilet Day: November 19th
Did you know:
2.5 billion people do not have a clean toilet
1.1 billion people defecate in the open
Investing $ 1 in sanitation generates a return of $ 5 - $7
This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.(worldtoiletday.org) To learn more or to take action visit www.worldtoiletday.org
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Adopt-A-School Partner Wins Major Award! "The P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program has won the 2013 Social Innovation Award from The Economist. A panel of judges recognized the program as one of the world's most impactful developments" announced Greg Allgood, Director of the program. Wasrag is pleased to be partnering with P&G in the Adopt-A-School Program which is now 80% funded. Interested in adopting a school and having your Rotary Club funds matched by $4.26 for each $1 you contribute? Contact the program manager. Read More about CSDW...
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 The Magic of Friendships! In 2005, in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Princewill Oyakhilome and the members of the Benin City Metropolitan RC, District 9140, had a dream. The dream was created as a result of an assessment, thus a discovery that would ultimately be life changing. These Rotarians found, within mere miles of their homes, Nigerians without clean water, sanitation, and sometimes all the simple things that others took for granted. They found a need; a need that led to the dream of building a water well within one of those villages. Read More... |
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 Let's Talk About Poo The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has on display until the end of November an eye catching exhibit on sanitation and hygiene. The school director says she is "... on a campaign to get people talking about [excrement]. And the Golden Poo [a feature of the exhibit] is a fun and lively way to draw attention to the topic that kills [the] most kids in the world today. It's Public Enemy Number One." Times are changing and we must get more comfortable talking about "poo" Read More... |
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 Global Handwashing: Report from the Field RC Doyen of Port-Gentil City, Gabon reports: This year, we celebrate the first time in our city (Port-Gentil, GACON Country), handwashing day.
What we have done?
1. We wrote an educational booklet in which, we explain why, when, how wash hand. The booklet will be dispatch to teachers, and children.
2. We made also many posters, and other flyers to promote the "handwashing". 3. We have designed, and fabric a "mobile hand-washer, with 4 taps (picture 1). As it's the first time, we visit 2 primary schools for our action. Read More...
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 UNICEF & WHO Publish Toolkit "The toolkit serves as the basis for more rigorous monitoring and evaluation and for the first time, provides 20 harmonized global indicators to assess correct and consistent use of household water treatment and safe storage by those most at risk. The Toolkit also provides sample surveys, examples of from the field, information on water quality sampling, and resources for additional information" says the Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Network. More information... |
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 New Projects...
We love hearing about your projects and are delighted to pass on these great opportunities for Rotarians to get involved in WASH projects! When posting your projects, please remember to tell us the name of your Rotary club and District number.
India
A 92-year old primary school at Uliyakovil, Kollam City in the Kerala state of India has been adopted by the Rotary club of Kollam City. Various community services have been implemented including construction of water tanks and toilets. The local government's pipeline has now failed and the RC of Kollam City has provided a well, electric motor, water tank and supply taps which are all up and functioning. The club is now looking for additional resources to improve and upgrade the systems - a total of $1500. If your club is interested in this great project go to Water for LPS Uliyakovil, India
Vypin - with an estimated population of approximately 200,000 (2001 statistics) is one of the most densely populated islands in the world. Formed after a heavy flood in 1341 A.D., Vypin is a rapidly developing industrial suburb of Kochi City, Kerala. Clean water is scarce and costly as most of it is shipped in via tankers and barges. The Rotary club of Cochin Central has identified rainwater harvesting as a viable solution to Vypin's problems and, in 2011, successfully implemented a pilot project in St. Mary's Convent School. Twenty additional rooftop rainwater sites have been identified with a per unit cost of $2250. If your club is interested, please go to Rainwater Harvesting for Vypin
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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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