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2013: Rotary Water Year and time to organize worldwide
Rotary Walking for Water
Proposal to Rotary Clubs World-wide
2013 is UN Year for Water
• Leverage media attention for water
– The extra media attention the UN theme brings is an opportunity to showcase Rotary & Water.
PROPOSAL: make water your club theme for 2012-2013
By adopting water, we encourage clubs to:
• Raise water awareness
– Knowledge of water problems & solutions
– Learn how Rotary clubs work for water causes
• Consider supporting a water project
– Work together with Wasrag and other clubs
• Consider holding a water fundraising event
• Help promote Rotary’s activities for water
Why Water
• 900 million people without clean water
• 2,3 billion people without adequate sanitation
“Ensuring safe drinking water is the most
effective way to reduce poverty” Source: UN University 2008
“Investments in more and beter water is one of
the most efficient forms of aid. Payback/value to per $1 (intl. aid) investment:
• Household water filters = $30 (thats a 30 times ROI)
• RopePump = $50 Source: WHO 2008
Water First?
WAter,
Sanitation &
Hygene
Disease and Health
Education
Infant mortality
Women’s equality
Hunger
Poverty
Econ. development
Conflict resolution
Literacy
(better known as WASH)
Water has a huge impact on
all other humanitarian and
development areas of focus
When clean water is lacking, all these
become problems.
To impact these problems Water is
one of the best places to start
Peace through Service • Choosing water as your
club theme is one way to support Future Vision, Focus Areas and the new RI’s theme “peace through service”
“Many of today’s conflicts around the world are being fuelled by water shortages… Increasingly, fights are erupting over such basic human needs as water and arable land.
Ban Ki-moon, February, 2008
Rotary Future Vision
• 2013 begins the international roll-out of the new strategy for RI and TRF
– Areas of Focus
– Global Grants
• Goals
– Focus efforts to increase global impact
– Simplify global & district grant processes
– Increase district & club ownership of goals
– Enhance Rotary’s public image
6 Key Areas of Focus
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
“Peace through Service Starts with Water”
Water
Disease and Health
Education
Infant mortality
Women’s equality
Hunger & Poverty
Econ. development
Conflict resolution
Literacy
Peace
Service
Start with Water at your club
Vision Ron Denham: Every
club a water project
Idea: every club at least
one Wasrag member as
from 2012-2013
57Other
18Peru
11Nicaragua
55Mexico
51Honduras
27Haiti
25Guatemala
32Ecuador
17Dom. Rep.
12Bolivia
ProjectsCountry
57Other
18Peru
11Nicaragua
55Mexico
51Honduras
27Haiti
25Guatemala
32Ecuador
17Dom. Rep.
12Bolivia
ProjectsCountry
90Other
38Thailand
50Philippines
35Indonesia
212India
ProjectsCountry
90Other
38Thailand
50Philippines
35Indonesia
212India
ProjectsCountry
100Other
29Zambia
58Uganda
15Tanzania
27South Africa
21Nigeria
10Malawi
55Kenya
25Ghana
9Cameroun
5Burkina Faso
ProjectsCountry
100Other
29Zambia
58Uganda
15Tanzania
27South Africa
21Nigeria
10Malawi
55Kenya
25Ghana
9Cameroun
5Burkina Faso
ProjectsCountry
Rotary water projects bringing peace around the world:
On the Wasrag site you can find
hundreds of Rotary water projects to
support and get involved in
Idea for 2012-2013: Choose to
support a Water project
Types of Rotary Water Projects
• Drilling of boreholes, installing pumps
• Rainwater harvesting, water storage
• Household filters and purification
• Building latrines and toilet blocks
• Irrigation and food security
• Pipelines/distribution systems
• Hygiene education
Fundraising for Water Projects
• Rotary Walking for Water
– School children walking 6 miles with 6 liters water
– Business walk/marathon
• Golf tournament (or another sport)
• Swimming or biking marathon
• Benefit concert, dance, dinner, event
• Selling water bottles or similar product
• Boat races, celebrity auctions,
Consider organizing Rotary Walking for Water in 2013
Early registration starts in April 2012 www.walkingforwater.eu
What is Walking for Water?
• Children aged 10-14 through primary schools walk 6 km with 6 liters of water
– Experiencing and empathizing with children in developing countries that have to do this every day
Dutch and UK
Rotary Clubs are
organizing this
successful
charity walk for
ten years.
In 2013 we hope
this will grow
internationally
When: UN World Water Day • During the week of March 22
– Around the world this is the week that attention is given to water and sanitation.
– Participating Rotary clubs leverage the extra media attention given to WWD
– Rotary clubs are virtually connected to each other in common cause, message and timing
Reasons for Rotary clubs?
• Support Future Vision, Water and Wasrag
– Raise money and awareness for water projects,
– In line with Future vision; endorsed by WASRAG
• Easy to organize
– Easiest way for a club to participate in Water.
– Piggyback on experiences of other clubs
• Alignment between Avenues of Service
– Fits with New Generations (youth), Community service and International service
Advantages
• Fundraising
– Raise up to $20,000
– Matching grants provided by Aqua for All for approved projects
• Publicity
– Generates media attention, promotes club
• Youth involvement
– Rotarian Guest lectures
– Brings Rotary close to communities.
• Membership recruitment
– Target: "parents of school children" learn about Rotary.
– Indirectly leads to new members
• Manageable
– 1 RC can organize or several cooperating clubs.
– Fits commission structure
– Fits within Rotary year
Steps WvW 2013 (1)
• Generate club support for Water
– Inspire club to adopt water theme in 2012-2013.
– Share experience with WvW from other clubs
• Tip: tie into other club goals
– WvW helps achieve other club goals such as fellowship, PR, member recruitment, youth,
• Registration (as from April 2012)
– Clubs wishing to organize WvW need to register
– Agree to (later) adopt approved (Rotary) projects, or submit own project for approval
Steps WvW (2)
• Approval granted to Rotary club
– Akvo gives approval to Rotary clubs to approach schools (as from May 2012)
• School Recruitment (June)
– Send invitation to Schools before summer break
– Based on standard templates and examples from experienced Rotary clubs
• For a commission (July)
– Establish a WvW commission of between 4 and 6 Rotarians to manage the organization.
Steps WvW (3)
• Commission roles and actions delegated
– Adopt/adapt Rotary guide and support material
– Resume school recruitment (september)
– Allocate tasks, plan track progress
• Project selection (Oct/Nov 2012)
– Multiple project options available
• Choose from approved (Rotary) projects
• Team up with other clubs for larger water projects
• Submit your own Rotary project for approval
Steps WvW (4)
• Rotarians give Guest lectures (Feb 2013)
– A lesson on water for all participating schools and children. For most Rotarians the best part of WvW
• Contents include: – the importance of water,
situation in your country, situation in poor countries, cause and effects of water diseases, tangible solutions, project information and practical information about finding sponsors and participating in WVW.
Convinced, or want to know more?
Contact Walking for Water, WASRAG or Rotary Netherlands to learn more
And don’t forget to sign up as from April 2012
Walking for Water: Chris Amsinger, [email protected]
WASRAG: Nancy Gilbert, [email protected]
Rotary Netherlands: Scott King, [email protected]
Visit: www.walkingforwater.eu
