WASH Ambassadors
The WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassadors are a group of knowledgeable members who provide support and promotion of the goals of WASH Rotary Action Group and The Rotary Foundation.
WASH Ambassadors know the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene for the health of an individual, a family, a community and to a nation.
WASH Rotary Action Group’s Ambassador Program aspires to engage a Rotarian in each Rotary District to serve as a WASH resource to other Rotarians, District Rotary leadership and to other senior leaders across their District.
A WASH Ambassador expands the awareness of WASH issues throughout their District and develops other Rotarians to be WASH advocates. Ambassadors serves to support WASH programs of Clubs.
An Ambassador brings WASH Rotary Action Groups’ voice and experience to promote, facilitate and advocate for meaningful action on WASH programs at the community, regional and/or national level.
WASH Ambassadors roles:
- Serve District leadership in increasing awareness about WASH programs
- Advocacy
- Provide technical and/or logistical support, or refer to the appropriate professional
- Recruit and engage WASH-RAG members
WASH Ambassador’s responsibilities:
- Work with District leaders to develop annual goals
- Present to Rotary Clubs and at District events
- Work with Clubs on WASH programs
Submit reports, photos to WASH- RAG Ambassador Committee
WASH Advocates are:
- Passionate about Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Trusted and respected in their District
- Advocates for universal WASH • Connectors of resources for Rotarian
WASH Ambassador Terms:
- Ambassadors must be member of WASH-RAG.
- Ambassadors serve for one three-year term and can be reappointed for another 3-year term.
- An annual meeting of Ambassadors is held at the International Convention, at which time Ambassadors take the opportunity to meet and share their experiences with their peers and WASH Rotary Action Group leadership.
- Ambassadors are required to submit an annual activity report in May of each year for presentation at the Annual General Meeting held during the Rotary International Convention.
Join Our Ambassador Program
If you are interested in being appointed as a WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassador, please complete the WASH-RAG Ambassador Application. The following information will be asked.
- Your contact details.
- Rotary details if you are a Rotarian or Rotaractor.
- District in which you wish to serve as an Ambassador.
- Your WASH Experience.
- Your Rotary Experience.
- References.
By this means, you will communicate to us your interest and the region (e.g. district, country) for which you could act as an Ambassador.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Carolyn Meub, Ambassador Program Chair
Steve Werner, Ambassador Support
ambassadors@wash-rag.org
OUR AMBASSADORS
The following Ambassadors are available to provide help and information. If there is no Ambassador for the area in which you are interested, please let us know and we will put you in touch with an appropriate Ambassador.
WASH Ambassadors in UK, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia
Michael Champion Contact 1175, England | Gilberto Chiarelli Contact 2042, Italy | Wido Dorigo Contact 2150, Belgium | Avner Fuchs Contact 2490, Israel |
Monica Louie Contact 2160, Luxembourg | Jesus Maria Martelo Contact 2202, Spain | Dilip Mirchandani Contact 2130, Belgium | Lucien Moreau Contact 1660, France |
Nayano Nomura Contact 1130, England | James Onions Contact 1145, England | Axel Schoepa Contact 1880, Germany | Rob Sisson Contact 1030, England |
Gert Stadler Contact 1920, Austria | Peter Staermose Contact 1470, Denmark | Juan Suarez Contact 2201, Spain | Fevzi Tavus Contact 1841, Turkey |
WASH Ambassadors in Africa
Sunny Akuopha Contact 9101, Mali |
Paul Asikoyo Contact 9212, Kenya |
Patrick Coleman Contact 9400, Zambia |
Mohammed Dan-Hassan Contact 9215, Nigeria |
Eric Defor Contact 9102, Ghana |
Mightyman Dikuro Contact 9141, Nigeria |
Christopher Forster Contact 9101, Sierra Leone |
David Grant Contact 9400, South Africa |
Yaouba Ibrahim Contact 9150, Cameroon |
Henrick Kunkeyani Contact 9150, Malawi |
Blessing Muderhwa Banywesize Contact 9150, Cameroon |
Manuel Mutale Contact 9210, Zambia |
Patrisio Njeru Contact 9212, Kenya |
Serge Sourou Oga Contact 9102, Ghana |
Mike Olawa-Cole Contact 9110, Nigeria |
Richard Onono Contact 9212, Kenya |
Abdul Rashid Wumpini Alhassan Contact 9102, Ghana |
Alexis Bih Contact 9101, Ivory Coast |
Celestino Ouma Contact 9209, Kenya |
Akamnonu Azubuike Contact 9142, Nigeria |
John Sodipo Contact 9141 Nigeria |
Peter Herweg Contact 9400 South Africa |
WASH Ambassadors in India, Pakistan & Afghanistan
Ramesh Agrawal Contact 3054, Jaiper, Rajasthan |
Chandrashekar Alilaghatta Contact 3182, Simoga North, India |
Ravindra Bankar Contact 3132, Latur, Maharashtra |
Rajesh Bejjangala Contact 3181, Puttur, Karnataka |
Nigam Chaudhari Contact 3054, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Jeyapaul Chellamuthu Contact 3000, Madurai, Tamilnadu |
Kameswar Elangbam Contact 3240, Shillong |
Jogesh Gambhir Contact 3250, Ranchi |
Ram Kishan Goenka Contact 3011, Gurgaon, Haryana |
Ratnesh Kashyap Contact 3054, Jaiper |
Rakesh Mahajan Contact 3070, Pathankot, Pu |
Ashok Bihari Mohapatra Contact 3262, Cuttack |
Mahesh Mokalkar Contact 3030, Wardha, Maharastra |
Muhammed Asif Mukaty Contact 3271, Karachi, Sindh |
Kundleshwar Panigrahi Contact 3261, Raipur |
B.K Prasad Contact 3190, Bangalore Peenya |
Bindu Singh Contact 3250, Patna, Bihar |
Singanallur Srikanth Contact 3232, Alwarpet, Chennai |
Ravi Vadlamani Contact 3150, Guntur |
Ranjeev Shrestha Contact 3292, Nepal |
Aswini Kumar Kar Contact 3262 India |
WASH Ambassadors in North America, including Belize, Haiti and Jamaica
Ron Arkell Contact 6400, Ontario, Canada |
David Bielby Contact 6960 Florida, USA |
Eddie Cheung Contact 7780, Maine, USA |
Richard Chinn Contact 5150, California, USA |
Richard Churchman Contact 6200, Louisiana, USA |
Woody Collins Contact 6560, Indiana, USA |
Jerry Coughter Contact 7680, North Carolina, USA |
Ron Denham Contact 7070, Ontario, Canada |
Jill Duerig Contact 5170, California, USA |
Rich Fisher Contact 5440, Colorado, USA |
Stan Galanski Contact 5240 Texas, USA |
Dale Gray Contact 5495, Arizonia |
Patricia Hall Contact 5960, Minnesota, USA |
Ellsworth Havens Contact 7475, New Jersey, USA |
Paul Hebert Contact 5440, Colorado, USA |
Peter Lattey Contact 5280, California, USA |
Charles Martz Contact 5950, Minnesota, USA |
Isis Mejias Contact 5240 Texas, USA |
John Boot Contact 7090 Ontario, CAN |
Carolyn Meub Contact 7870, Vermont, USA |
Jonathan Naugle Contact 7410, Pennsylvania, USA |
Wade Nomura Contact 5240, California, USA |
Reggie OBrien Contact 5470, Colorado, USA |
Chris Roesel Contact 6040, 5710, Kansas, USA |
Wale Osamiluyi Contact 7080, Canada |
Rob Overly Contact 6080, Missouri, USA |
Dave Renfrow Contact 5390, Montana, USA |
Charlotte Roehm Contact 5450, Colorado, USA |
Robert Ruehl Contact 6600, Ohio, USA |
Ian Rumbles Contact 6980, Florida, USA |
Jagi Shahani Contact 5170, California, USA |
Graham Sharp Contact 5240, California, USA |
Kumaraswamy Sivakumaran Contact 5180, California, USA |
Dale Snyder Contact 5950, Minnesota, USA |
Gary Sobotta Contact 6380, Michigan, USA |
Andre St-Hilaire Contact 7790, Quebec, Canada |
Rosemary Takacs Contact 6970, Florida, USA |
Lisa Talley Contact 6930, Florida, USA |
Prakasam Tata Contact 6450, Illinois, USA |
Neil Van Dine Contact 9980, Haiti |
Aldo Villanovich Contact 7080, Ontario, Canada |
Robert Wubbena Contact 5020, Washington, USA |
Uche Okugo Contact 7080, Ontario, Canada |
Steve Werner Contact 5450, Colorado, USA |
Marianna Zeidler Contact 6440, Illinois, USA |