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Excitement Growing as Water Summit Nears!
Join us for the most important event in Wasrag's calendar! To learn, ask questions, share insights and make new friends, join world WASH leaders and fellow Rotarians on Friday June 21, immediately before the Rotary International conference for Wasrag World Water Summit V. Have a look at the Draft Program. The focus is on sanitation, but sessions on water issues and hygiene education are included as well. If you are interested in water & sanitation, REGISTER NOW! |
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 Tough Numbers? Just Wait, It Gets Worse...
The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina is questioning the UN definitions behind commonly accepted statistics on water and sanitation. Reporting online by Circle of Blue, UNC estimates 1.8 billion people drink unsafe water, and 4.1 billion, (6 out of every 10), do not use facilities that ultimately treat sewage before releasing it into the environment. This effectively doubles the magnitude of our challenge. Read More...
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 RC Handwashing Campaign in the Dominican Republic
Question: what's the most-effective, least-expensive way to reduce disease and save lives in developing nations?
Almost everyone is surprised to learn that handwashing:
- Can save 5% more lives than point-of-use water treatment, like water filters, chlorination, and solar pasteurization.
- Can save 12% more lives than latrines.
- Can save 33% more lives than treated public water. Read More...
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 PPP Team to India Featured
Rotary.org recently posted an article about the Wasrag PPP team trip to northeastern India headed up by PDG Arvind Phukan. The team of hydrologists, engineers, geologists, and other experts traveled to the Thane district of northwest India in October to help local Rotarians and their international partners design a global grant project to bring clean water and sanitation to more than 1,800 villagers. Read More... |
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 Ending Water Worries...
The Rotarians of RC of Vinukonda Central, District 3150, along with RC of Tallahassee, District 6940, USA, and TRF have brought an end to the water worries in various hamlets of Andhra Pradesh. The villagers are now overjoyed to be able to access clean water at their locality through hand pumps installed by the Rotarians (from Rotary News, March 2013) Read More...
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 Wasrag's AGM - Sunday June 23rd
A heads-up for all Wasrag members who will be in Lisbon for the RI Convention. Wasrag's Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday June 23rd from 08.00 to 09.30 a.m. (approx.). Meeting will be held in Pavilion 3. More details later - but please mark your calendars now! |
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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 on the Wasrag website, please remember to tell us the name of your Rotary club and District number. Contact us at info@wasrag.org if you need help with your posting.
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Interested in Upcoming Events?
Click here to see the Calendar. To submit items for the calendar, please email info@wasrag.org
To submit stories and pictures for our newsletter, please email marcom@startwithwater.org |
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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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