Update On Rotary Water Projects

October 15th is a special day in the WASH world. Handwashing with soap is the MOST effective and inexpensive way to reduce diarrheal disease and acute respiratory infections which take the lives of millions of children. Join millions of others in celebrating progress and sharing information about this simple approach to improving health. For more information see:

www.globalhandwashing.org

The Power of Global Grants

Improved water and sanitation facilitates economic development!

The Maryland Salisbury Sunrise Club and The Malindi Rotary Club of Kenya were awarded a Global Grant for $98,500 to support clean water and sanitation projects that will facilitate economic development in Burangi, Kenya.

The grant was enthusiastically supported by Districts 7630 (Maryland) and 5400 (Idaho) and other clubs in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois.Read More...

Are You Ready for World Toilet Day?

19th November.

With Rotary's help WTD can be celebrated not only in the 50 or more countries where it is already established, but at every one of our 34,000 Clubs. What do Rotarians and the Community need to be aware of?Wasrag is working with the World Toilet Organisation to spread its very relevant 2013 theme to get everyone to say "We Can't Wait for Sanitation"Have your DG, PDG and DGE make short U tube films of them making the above statement and adding a brief statement on the FACTS. Read More...

Water holds key to sustainable development, UN chief tells Budapest summit

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday stressed the vital role of water in sustainable development, highlighting in particular its importance with regard to food security, climate change and sanitation. "Water holds the key to sustainable development. We need it for health, food security and economic progress", the UN chief said in his opening remarks at the Water Summit in Budapest, Hungary, according to the text of his statement released at UN Headquarters in New York. Read More...

Handwashing Education in the Dominican Republic

Phase 1 of the Rotary Handwashing Campaign began in Nov 2012. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santiago Apόstol and funded by a grant from The Rotary Foundation and 22 clubs in District 6310 (northeast Michigan).

The Campaign has focused upon training teachers to teach students. We have trained and certified almost 300 teachers who are now teaching handwashing classes in about 100 schools representing approximately 45,000 students. Read More...