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By Wednesday, September 11, 2024


Message from WASH-RAG Board Chair

Pat Merryweather-Arges,
WASH Rotary Action Group Board Chair

Our new Board Chair explains why she is a member of the WASH Rotary Action Group.

Read one example from her 30-year career in healthcare on how clean water, and following standards for sanitation and hygiene can dramatically reduce newborn deaths. 

Pat is a strong advocate for WASH in general and especially WASH in Healthcare Facilities, as she knows the impact. 

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Nurturing Resilience in WASH

              
WASH
Symposium
Sat. Oct 19
Denver, CO

Nuturing Resilence

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Where WASH Professionals Meet

13 Years and 3,700+ Registrants

The UNC Water and Health Conference, October 14 - 28, in Chapel Hill, NC, has earned a reputation for being where the top researchers, policymakers, and those with boots on the ground meet. 

Excellent presentations and professional posters provide a focus on drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and water resources in both developing and developed countries with a strong public health emphasis. 


To register and and for more details go to:
https://waterinstitute.unc.edu/our-work/unc-water-and-health-conference

 


WASH Ambassador Corner

Creating Awareness

Monthly, the WASH Ambassadors have a Zoom training program called "Conversations." This month, WASH Ambassador Charlotte Roehm provided an excellent presentation on the resources that are available on WASH in general and WASH-RAG specifically.
 

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Bonjour Hola Salut

WASH Ambassador Corner
Bonjour, Ola, Salut ... the WASH Ambassador program is expanding rapidly around the globe. The program with over 120 members has been divided up into geographic regions to allow programs to be tailored to the languages, cultures, and time zones of the area. 

Recently, some resources have been translated into numerous languages.
https://www.wash-rag.org/marketing-resources/ 

 

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Why I am a WASH Ambassador

Why I am a WASH Ambassador
by Blessing Muderhwa, WASH Ambassador

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Blessing, saw firsthand that only two out of twenty-two villages had access to clean water and waterborne diseases were widespread.

Read about how he experienced the power of community-driven initiatives to bring clean water to his village.

 

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100 Toilets for Girls in Nepal

100 Toilets for Girls in Nepal 

The Rotary Club of Dhulikhel is spearheading an ambitious project to construct 100 toilets for girls in Nepal within five years.

Thousands of girls will see improved health, safety, and education through this project. 

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Critical Success Factors

Critical Success Factors
By Abe Jacob, WASH Ambassador

In the last four years, the Rotary Club of Sentosa, Singapore has completed Eleven Global Grants, nine of them related to WASH in Schools projects in the Siem Reap area, of Cambodia. Learn their Club's Guiding Principles and what they consider are the Critical Success Factors.

 

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Rotaract Clubs tackle Menstrual Hygiene Project

Rotaract Clubs Tackle Menstrual Hygiene Project

The Rotaract Club of London and the Rotaract Club of Accra Ring Road Central, Ghana, are leading a Menstrual Hygiene project in Ghana. There focus is on school-aged girls in rural communities of Ghana. 

Working with multiple partners, read how these Rotaract Clubs have a well thought out plan. 

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