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WASH Resources Here is some more news and resources for january 2018 that you might find useful! ........
WASH Resources Here are some great WASH resources that you might find useful! :
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
The Water Network
Faecal Sludge Management - Practical Action in South Asia
Partnership for Handwashing
Brochures and Presentations
NEWS:
World Water Summit 10: Friday, June 22, 2018 , Delta Hotel , Toronto, Canada .
World Water Summit 10 promises to be better than ever! JOIN US !
Greet Rotary International President-Elect Barry Rassin, a Hospital Administrator and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. RIPE Barry will share how your Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects impact the health of millions of people. Learn what Rotarians can do to help the millions of hospitals and healthcare facilities that lack safe water and sanitation. Understand the impact of WASH on disease prevention and treatment. Enjoy the features you told us you liked: roundtable discussions on current topics, panel discussions and break-outs led by Rotarians and professionals. All this awaits you in Toronto on Friday June 22nd at the award-winning Delta Hotel, one block from the Toronto Convention Centre and within easy walking distance of all downtown hotels.
REGISTER NOW: Rates go up on January 1st. Your full day registration includes a light breakfast and full lunch.
REGISTRATION FEES - EARLY BIRD RATES UNTIL JAN 1, 2018 : WASRAG Members: Early Bird $150 ($175 after Dec. 31, 2017) Non-WASRAG Members: Early Bird $175 ($200 after Dec. 31, 2017) and (Includes a complimentary 1-year membership to WASRAG) Rotaractors: A Special Rate of $80 |
Posted by Peter Kasango on Nov 09, 2017
Life has been renewed for the community members of Buffujja and Naluhonjohe by two back-to-back water, sanitation, and hygiene projects coordinated by the Rotary Club of Bweyogerere Namboole (E. Uganda, Africa) and the Rotary Club of Bellingham (Washington State, USA). The people of Buffujja (population 6,000) and Naluhonjohe (population 10,000) now wake up every day with assured access to safe drinking water thanks to Rotary. These two impactful projects were funded by grants provided by the Rotary Club of Bellingham, District 5050, and the Rotary Foundation (GG 1417543 and GG 1743510). Read more
here.
Posted by MAB on Nov 06, 2017
The Rotary clubs Woodside/PortolaValley, San Mateo Sunrise and Peninsula, working through the H2Opendoors organization installed a water purification system for a rural hospital in Nicaragua. Read more
here.
Posted by Avner Fuchs
An international water and sanitation symposium, recently held in Tel Aviv, Israel, brought together representatives from around the world. The focus was on the importance of education as an important first step in dealing with the WASH issues the world faces.
The speakers at the conference agreed that the water crisis is not due to lack of resources, but is due to poor management of the existing resources. "Rotary Hands Across Water" was an interesting component of the symposium. Junior high school students exhibited various projects on the efficient use of depleting water resources. Read more
here .
In our "Ask the Experts" series from the WASRAG Newsletter here is a response to a question about "How long can rainwater be stored?" Read more
here.
Posted by Nancy Gilbert
WASH in Schools (WinS)
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After a full needs assessment, five schools in the Niger Delta have been selected for a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene project. Clubs can provide the complete funding for a project or work together with other clubs to jointly sponsor a project. Read more
here.
Posted by Ramesh Agrawal
District 3054 that covers the area of Rajasthan, India has undertaken a Signature Project of Providing Wash, Sanitation, and Hygiene facilities in 500 Government Schools. They are seeking International Partner to assist with this significant WASH project. We have designed six projects for these 500 schools each having a budget of around $150,000. We would welcome International Partner who can contribute around $30-40 thousand out of their District Designated Funds. Smaller contribution are also welcome. We are looking for two to four partners for each project. Read more
here .
By Bob Wubbena, Jim McGill and Greg Bucove
The first piped rural water systems in Livingstonia Malawi was constructed 100 years ago by Dr Law. In 2006, a group of Rotary Clubs working with Central Church of Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) and village leadership completely rebuilt and expanded the system. The totally gravity flow water system now serves 10 villages and the commercial center of the Livingstonia Plateau, which includes the rural University of Livingstonia and a hospital. The system provides water to about 20,000 people. The water supply is a "high elevation two spring supply" that flows at low flow with about 20 litres per second. The watershed is protected by village rules and the entire area and system is under the over site of the Central Church of Africa Presbyterian. The two springs were redeveloped with two screened intakes that flow into a five chamber concrete settling basin--the only treatment of the water. Future plans call for some disinfection, however the water is of very good quality. The water flows from the Settling Chamber about two miles down through a valley and back up to the Plateau to several storage tanks. One of the ten villages is served off of this transmission line. The other nine villages and the Plateau are served from the terminal storage tanks on the Plateau. Read more
here .
By Jamil Mouawad
Rotary Clubs of Lebanon Mega Project - "Securing Clean Water in Lebanese Public Schools" : The mission of our Organization is to invest in meaningful and innovative services, which encourage the cooperation of multiple clubs in the district in general and Lebanon in specific. Water Filtration for Public Schools in Lebanon has been identified as a Mega project aiming to encourage cross-cultural understanding, fellowship and goodwill. Read more
here.
By Narayan Murarka, Suzanne Gibson, Mary Holcomb, Mark Gibson, Jorge Aufranc and Francisco Viau
The Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club, District 6440 in partnership with Club Rotario Guatemala Sur, District 4250 has been engaged in global grant projects in Guatemala since 2012-13. We concentrated on the needs of people in one geographical area called “Sumpango,” Sacatepecaquez Department, all throughout these years and carried out the several major initiatives which expanded over time in both breadth and depth. One of these initiatives is related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools and focused on disease prevention and treatment of children and improving hygiene conditions within the community.
Outcome and Impact: Nine elementary and seven secondary schools in Sumpango municipality, Guatemala are being provided clean (chlorinated) running water; 24/7 availability with local storage tank; drink and wash stations; gender-specific flush toilets; septic tank; drainage improvements; repaired leaky roofs; upgraded kitchens with running water, sink and drainage; new stoves with ventilation to eliminate smoke in the kitchen and more. Read more
here .
Our Members Asked? -WASRAG is extremely fortunate to count many dedicated and knowledgeable Rotarians on its team. Which is good - as our membership have lots of questions about the best technology to use on projects, how best to assess local needs, and best practices for sustainable projects. We would like to start a new feature in the newsletter, where you ask the questions and we get answers from our experts and the readers. We will provide the input in a future newsletter. Send your email to
info@wasrag.org and indicate
QUESTION in the title
March 22, 2018 - WORLD WATER DAY http://www.worldwaterday.org/
May 28, 2018 - MENSTRUAL HEALTH DAY http://menstrualhygieneday.org/
Service Spotlight
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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.
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.
