Our Best Defense Against Coronavirus
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Handwashing with soap is the best defense against COVID-19. The
WashEm_Quicktip_Coronavirus guide provides practical tips on how to encourage community-level handwashing behavior.
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Climate Change is Water Change
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This year's theme for World Water Day was water and climate change.
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor created a video that focuses on one of the world's top challenges - Climate Change.
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People of WASH Photo and Video Competition
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WASRAG has initiated a photograph and video competition with $2,400 in prize money. We are developing a digital library of photographs and videos available to all Rotarians to promote WASH projects on social media, websites, flyers and other promotional materials.
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Rotary IHE Delft Scholarship
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This unique program aims to tackle the world's water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries.
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HANWASH looks for Executive Director
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"Our dream is to bring potable water and good sanitation to the entire country of Haiti," said Barry Rassin, Rotary International President 2018-19.
HANWASH is conducting an international search for an Executive Director. To learn more about the position and how to apply visit
HANWASH Executive Director.
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Sand Dams Advocate Wins National Award
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This year, James Onions, a member of the
Rotary Club of Kew Gardens will be recognize for his leadership in the Sand Dams Project, which provided dryland communities with access to safe clean water.
Working with the charity
Excellent Development they were able to provide water to over 100,000 people. The impact on the communities has been enormous, with a reduction in waterborne diseases, an increase in education rates and improved local economies.
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Newsletter Needs your Input and Help
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We are coming up to our 50th issue of creating the WASRAG Newsletter. We would appreciate your suggestions on what would make it better.
We are also interested in finding Rotarians interested in editing the monthly newsletter, writing articles, or assisting in sourcing interesting items to include.
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WASRAG Projects -
NEW FEATURE
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Rotary members have expressed the value for WASRAG to maintain a current and pending project list to enable Rotary Clubs to partner, collaborate and learn from sharing project knowledge. Rotary Clubs are often seeking expert help and frequently are seeking financial support for major project grants. Future newsletters will include a featured project and a few additional projects from the
WASRAG Project page
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Myanmar Water Management Systems
Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is among the poorest countries in the world, where 26% of the nation’s 51 million people live in poverty. The lack of clean, safe drinking water is one of the major reasons for illness and premature death.
The Rotary Club of Los Angeles (LA5) has made a commitment to construct safe water systems throughout the country of Myanmar. To date they have constructed 70 systems, each with a life span of 35-45 years. They have identified the need for 20,000 more projects, which they are tackling in increments.
To construct the next group of water systems they have raised $56,200 of a budget of $72,000.
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Recently Created or Updated Projects
Rotary Club of Newmarket, Canada
District 2203, Spain
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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 K Helferich at
okeithhelferich@msn.com
who manages the Projects page
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Upcoming and previous E-Club Speakers
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On the first and third Thursdays of each month at 8 pm Eastern and the second and fourth Tuesdays at 12 pm Eastern. All Rotarians are welcome to join the
Rotary E-Club of WASH online meetings that are focused on global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene issues. All their presentations are on-line for viewing at a later time.
April 2 - 8 pm - Michael Barrington - Replay
WinS - Lessons learned from Honduras
Apr 7 - 12 pm - Strategic Planning - Club Assembly
Water Testing
Apr 16-12 pm - Barbara Stewart - Replay
May 7 - 8 pm - Tania Vachon
Social Art for Behaviour Change
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E-Club of WASH - Online Meetings
May 1, 2020 - Deadline - People of WASH Photograph and Video Competition
May 28, 2020 - MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY
Oct 15, 2020 - GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
Nov 19, 2020 - WORLD TOILET DAY
Mar 22, 2021 - WORLD WATER 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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