BREAKING NEWS!
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WWS14, held on June 4, 2022, in Houston, Texas USA, was live-streamed around the world. The hybrid audience heard from WASH leaders such as Dr. Tunji Funsho, Polio Eradication, and TRF Chair John Germ, Rotary’s Polio Commitment. WWS14 explored the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in stopping the transmission of infectious disease, including Polio. Please join us for WWS15: It All Starts With WASH!
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Some Great International News |
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The Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary Action Group's booth in the 2022 Rotary International Convention's House of Friendship was visited by thousands of Rotarians. We asked visitors to sign our inflatable 2022 WASH World - and We collected WASH WARRIOR signatures from around the world!
Including:
- 2021-2022 Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta
- 2022-2023 Rotary International President Jennifer Jones
- 2023-2024 Rotary International President Nominee Gordon McInally
- Past Rotary International Presidents
- Past and Current Rotary International Board of Trustee Members
- Countless WASH-RAG Members
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New WASH-RAG Member Spotlight
Please welcome Motalib, one of our newest members, to the WASH-RAG Team!
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Motalib Weijters was named the 2022 People of Action Honors Award recipient at the Rotary International Convention in Houston. He was honoured for his WASH efforts and as a Champion of Empowering Girls. WASH-RAG Marketing and Communications Chair, Lisa Talley, was delighted to induct him and offered to assist with his WASH goals in Bangladesh.
Motalib (1971) was born in Bangladesh and, in addition to his entrepreneurship, focuses on improving living conditions in his native region. From 1994 he was successfully involved in water and sanitation projects and he established a hospital. In this hospital, from 2013 onwards, young women have been screened for cervical cancer, using an innovative new method. To-date (2022) more than 15,000 women have been screened and 300 have been treated.
The success of the treatment, and the low cost, is motivating Motalib to offer this program more widely in Bangladesh, and possibly beyond.
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Why join WASH-RAG?
"I want to do more," Motalib Weijters, 2022.
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What are our WASH WARRIORS doing? |
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What's BREWING?
Texas Beer Round-up
Houston, Texas, USA
June 7, 2022
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Thank you to the BREW Fellowship who donated $6,000 to help support and ensure sustainable long-lasting clean water, sanitation and hygiene programs to communities in need.
The Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide Fellowship is one of the most popular Rotary fellowships, created for Rotarians around the world who love to drink and make beer. BREW was founded in 2013 by PDG Steve Lack (D5160, RC of Pleasant Hill, California, USA); Moses Aryee, Past President of the RC of Accra-West, Ghana;
and PDG Martin Limbar (D5440, RC of Fort Collins Colorado, USA).
BREW Goals
BREW's goal is to create the largest fellowship in Rotary - an international community of Rotarians who share a love of beer. They also strive to support efforts and projects to bring clean water to those in thirst - since water is the primary ingredient in beer.
To learn more please visit the website:
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Are you Working for WASH? |
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You Can Introduce Your Club to WASH-RAG
(Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
It’s easy to become a WASH Advocate! Why not be a presenter at your next Club, District or Zone meeting! Expand your reach and promote WASH in your community.
Did you know you don't have to be a Rotarian to join WASH-RAG?
Your environmentally minded friends, water-conscious community members, and the general public can join us too! Tell them to check us out at www.wash-rag.org or forward this newsletter!
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Find or become an
Ambassador or a Cadre Member!
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The WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassadors is a corps of knowledgeable members who provide support and promotion of the WASH goals of WASH Rotary Action Group and
The Rotary Foundation.
For more information click the button below:
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The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers is a group of Rotarians who volunteer to use their professional skills and technical expertise in Rotary’s Areas of Focus or financial auditing to advise Rotarians who are planning and working on Rotary Foundation grant projects. The Cadre is composed of more than 700 members from 75 countries who speak more than 80 languages.
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Print out our FAQ PDF to hand out at your next club social!
Thank you for sharing our mission!
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How do you Imagine the 2022 WASH World?
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The WASH Rotary Action Group thanks its devoted Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Advocates!
YOU make a difference for people all over the world.
Is your club or organization doing something we should know about?
Email us details of your project and you may be featured as a WASH WARRIOR in an upcoming Newsletter!
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22-23 March 2023 - UN 2023 Water Conference
26 May 2023 World Water Summit, It All Starts With WASH! in Melbourne, Australia
27-31 May 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia
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Submit your stories, videos, and pictures for upcoming Newsletters to us at info@wasrag.org.
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The WASH Rotary Action Group 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. The WASH Rotary Action Group 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. Email us about your ongoing or finished project at info@wasrag.org.
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This Rotary Action Group is RI-recognized and operates in accordance with Rotary International policy, but is not an agency of, or controlled by, Rotary International. To learn more please contact the WASH Rotary Action Group by email at infor@wasrag.org Thank you. |
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