"What are you doing for World Polio Day?" WASH-RAG OCTOBER SPECIAL EDITION View as Webpage

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World Polio Day

The WASH Rotary Action Group explores the role of water, sanitation, and hygiene in stopping the transmission of infectious disease, including Polio. Please join WASH-RAG in support of END POLIO! Want to be part of a global health legacy? Spread the word on social media @Rotary on #WorldPolioDay in the fight to #endpolio: endpol.io/wpd Smallpox is the only human disease ever eradicated. Let’s make polio the second! A polio-free world is possible, but we can achieve it only by taking action together.

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International News

Hurricane Ian Relief DGN Vanessa Havener, from the Rotary Club of Boca Raton

Hurricane Ian was the largest and most destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane to hit Florida in almost a hundred years. Rotarians from local districts sprang into action to physically assist Rotary District 6960 Rotarians. Neighboring Rotary Districts drove Disaster Relief trailers to District 6960. Rotarians coordinated with Disaster Aid and other disaster organizations to help rebuild homes and affected communities. In District 6930, 24-25 District Governor Nominee Vanessa Havener organized an emergency trip to Fort Myers Florida, USA. Her volunteers included her two children, Rotarians from multiple District 6930 Rotary clubs, and their non-Rotarian neighbors. Vanessa organized the trip when her family had to move out of their home while it was tented for termites. She reflected that it seemed ridiculous to complain about being displaced for a few days when people on the West Coast lost their homes. "I felt like I couldn't sit back and do nothing. I wanted to go help my Rotary colleagues and friends. I know they would do the same for us." Quote from Vanessa Havener

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WWS 15 - It All Starts With WASH! May 26, 2023 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM UTC+10:00  Melbourne Australia.

Everything starts with WASH! From education to disease prevention to peace, water, sanitation, and hygiene are requirements. Join us to be inspired and learn about all things WASH! To purchase your ticket click here

What are our WASH WARRIORS doing?

George K Davis award applications are due by midnight on October 31, 2022. D5450 WASH Local Action Group THE 2022 GEORGE K. DAVIS AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO  The Rotary Club of Boulder for their “Mni Wiconi Rural Water System PROJECT” The Rotary Club of Lakewood Foothills is the sponsor of the annual award for the best District 5450 project related to water. The South Dakota Oglala Lakota Sioux Project to connect to Federal funded Mni Wiconi water system. Supported ~ 50 house connections. Coordinated with: Lakota Sioux, Indian Health Service, Running Strong NGO, Johns Hopkins & Columbia Public Health and Missouri Breaks. Drinking water quality problems on Pine Ridge Reservation, Lakota Nation are associated with abnormally high cancer rates attributed to arsenic and uranium. The project has provided access for 48 off-grid homes to the existing treated system “Mni Wiconi - Water is Life”. HEALTH ON THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION - THE POOREST COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES The health statistics are alarming. A Lakota man on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has a life expectancy 15 years shorter than a non-Native man living just 100 miles away in Rapid City, SD. Using available and literature data on health improvements and cost savings, estimates of the safe drinking water benefits are made. Results indicate that the Mni Wiconi project and associated home connections are economically beneficial with a best-estimate Benefit/Cost ratio B/C of 4, meaning that for every dollar invested for safe drinking water yields returns of $4. Learn more about the award Submit a project here ‌ If WASH-RAG has impacted your life please send us an email! We'd love to hear from you! Contact Us

Are you Working for WASH?

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!

Find or become an Ambassador or Cadre! 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:   WASH-RAG Ambassadors 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. Become a CADRE Member

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How do you Imagine the 2022 WASH World?

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! Email us at info@wasrag.org

Calendar of Events

19 November 2022 - World Toilet Day 22-23 March 2023 - UN 2023 Water Conference https://www.unwater.org/un-2023-water-conference/ 26 May 2023 World Water Summit, It All Starts With WASH! in Melbourne, Australia https://wash-rag.org/events/wws-15-it-all-starts-with-wash!/ 27-31 May 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia https://convention.rotary.org/en/melbourne

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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.

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.