WASH AMBASSADOR CORPS
The WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassadors are a corps of knowledgeable members who provide support and promotion of the WASH goals of WASH Rotary Action Group and The Rotary Foundation. Among other things, they may help fellow Rotarians in the following ways:
- Provide speakers for club meetings and other events.
- Share information/needs assessment data with others to enhance the quality, relevance and sustainability of projects undertaken in their region.
- Provide local Rotarians with access to professionals worldwide who may address their district's need for expert advice in areas such as technology, sustainability, monitoring and evaluation, etc.
- Liaise between their district and others to create partnerships that will facilitate project development and enhance funding opportunities.
If you need help with or information about a WASH project you can contact the ambassador in your district and in the international district in which you are interested. They are there to help. Current ambassadors are listed on the right, and may be contacted by email by clicking their names. While it is a volunteer position, it holds great responsibility as well as the potential to make a significant contribution toward achieving universal access to clean water, hygiene education and improved sanitation.
If you are interested in being appointed as a WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassador, please send an expression of interest to info@wasrag.org and include the following information:
- Contact details
- Name of your Rotary club
- Rotary District number
- District in which you wish to serve as Ambassador
- Brief summary of your goals and objectives if you are appointed as an Ambassador
- What you would do to achieve these goals
- What languages you are fluent in. Could you help translate WASH-RAG communications from English into the primary language of the Rotarians in your Ambassadorial area?
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 questions you may direct them to the Ambassador Project Manager at info@WASRAG.org
ABOUT THE WASH Rotary Action Group AMBASSADOR CORPS
The WASH Rotary Action Group Ambassadors Corps was initiated in 2016 and is comprised of volunteers chosen by the Operations Team of WASH Rotary Action Group to represent our interests and objectives in defined regions of the Rotary World. Ambassadors are selected based upon their ability to work within their region as a liaison between their local Rotary Clubs, district leadership and our organization. They facilitate the development of human and technical capacity of Rotary Clubs and Districts for the delivery of sustainable WASH interventions . They also seek to increase the membership of the organization as active members which are vital for the continued growth of sustainable WASH programs throughout the Rotary World.
Qualifications
Ambassadors, as volunteers members of WASH Rotary Action Group and have a passion of WASH programs. They maintain a five year membership in WASH Rotary Action Group. They must be able to communicate easily and be respected by Rotarians within their District.
Activities
Ambassadors are charged with promoting effective and sustainable Rotary water, sanitation and hygiene projects in their regions. To this end they may engage in the following activities as well as others relevant to the goals of the corps.
- Encourage and facilitate WASH Rotary Action Group memberships
- Develop and promote a “Speakers’ Bureau” to provide speakers for club meetings and district events.
- Encourage local activities within their region that will promote the objectives of WASH Rotary Action Group and WASH initiatives.
- Develop and maintain liaisons with municipal authorities, NGOs and other partners to support local clubs in developing sustainable projects through partnerships with these entities.
- Act as a conduit between WASH Rotary Action Group and their local clubs to provide the most current information about Rotary WASH related initiatives and objectives, e.g. posting articles in their district and club newsletters and alerting local Rotarians to upcoming Rotary webinars.
- Encourage resources within their region to engage in various Rotary and WASH Rotary Action Group pursuits, e.g. sustainable water, sanitation and behavior change initiatives.
- Disseminate information/needs assessment data about their region to others in Rotary in the effort to enhance the quality, relevance and sustainability of projects undertaken in their region.
- Identify individual Rotarians in their region that may support Rotary and WASH Rotary Action Group initiatives, in activities such as grant development, project review, school certification application scoring, project enhancement activities, etc.
- Reporting Responsibilities
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.
Terms
Ambassadors serve for one three year term and can be reappointed for another 3 year term.
Meetings
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.
The following ambassadors are available to provide help and information. If there is no ambassador for the area in which you are interested, check back later as the number is constantly increasing.
1110 Hampshire England
James Onions
1145 England
1145 England
Peter Staermose
1470 Denmark
1470 Denmark
Bent Michael Nielsen
1480 Denmark
1480 Denmark
Lucien Moreau
1660 France
1660 France
Axel Schoepa
1880, Liepzig, Germany
1880, Liepzig, Germany
1920, Austria
Wido Dorigo
2150 Belgium
2150 Belgium
Juan Suarez Gonzales
2201 Arucas, Spain
2201 Arucas, Spain
Fevzi Tavus
2440, Turkey
2440, Turkey
2490 Israel, Romania, Poland, Hungary
Jesus Maria Martelo
2490 Spain
2490 Spain
Ramesh Agrawal
3054 Rajasthan, India
3054 Rajasthan, India
Nigam Chaudhari
3054 Maharashtra, India
3054 Maharashtra, India
3150 Zone 456a India
B.K. Prasad
3190 Bangalore
3190 Bangalore
Rama Krishnan
3201 India
3201 India
Dimuthu Daluwatte
3220 Sri Lanka
3220 Sri Lanka
3230 India
Jogesh Gambhir
3250 India
3250 India
S.N. Srikanth
3232 Chennai, India
3232 Chennai, India
Kundleshwar Panigrahi
3261 Raipur, India
3261 Raipur, India
Ashok Bihari Mohapatra
3262 Odisho, India
3262 Odisho, India
Sajid Pervaiz
3272 Pakistan
3272 Pakistan
Nurul Kabir
3281 Bangladesh
3281 Bangladesh
Edgarkis Crisostomo
4060 Dominican Republic
4060 Dominican Republic
Jose Garcia
4140 Guadalajara, MX
4140 Guadalajara, MX
Marcos Calvert
4170 Mexico
Jane Mirandette
4240 Nicaragua
4240 Nicaragua
Jorge Aufranc
4250 Guatemala
4250 Guatemala
Camilo Alfonso Buitrago Castro
4281 Columbia
4281 Columbia
Jorge Gutierrez
4400, Quito, Equador
4400, Quito, Equador
5020, Washington State, USA
5020 Pacific NW, USA
9980 New Zealand
Michael Barrington
5160 California, USA
5160 California, USA
Peter Lattey
5280 California, USA
5280 California, USA
Wajih Malki
5320 California, USA
5320 California, USA
Chris Wiorek
5450 Denver, CO USA
5450 Denver, CO USA
Dale Gray
5495 Arizona, USA
5495 Arizona, USA
John Nonnemaker
5710 MO, USA
5710 MO, USA
Isis Mejias
5890 Texas, USA
Dale Snyder
5950 Minnesota, USA
5950 Minnesota, USA
Patty Hall
5960 Minnesota, USA
5960 Minnesota, USA
Dr. Sunil Prakash
6012 India
6012 India
Steve Leonard
6220 Wisconsin, USA
6220 Wisconsin, USA
Henry St.Maurice
6250 Wisconsin, USA
6250 Wisconsin, USA
Gary Sobotta
6380 Michigan, USA
Ron Arkell
6400 Ontario, Canada
6400 Ontario, Canada
Narayan Murarka
6440 Illinois, USA
6440 Illinois, USA
Prakasam Tata
6450 Illinois, USA
6450 Illinois, USA
Woody Collins
6560 Indiana, USA
6560 Indiana, USA
Bob Ruehl
6600 Ohio, USA
6600 Ohio, USA
6990 Florida, USA
Neil Van Dine
7020 Haiti
7020 Haiti
Aldo Villanovich
7080 Canada
7080 Canada
John Boot
7090, Ontario, Canada
7090, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan Naugle
7410 Pennsylvania, USA
7410 Pennsylvania, USA
Chuck Martz
7450 Pennsylvania
7450 Pennsylvania
7680 North Carolina, USA
Scott Rossi
7710 North Carolina, USA
7710 North Carolina, USA
Christopher Forster
9101 Sierra Leone
9101 Sierra Leone
Illo Adam
9102 Niger
9102 Niger
Eric DeFor
9102 Ghana
Anayo Onwukwe
9142 Nigeria
9142 Nigeria
9210 Zambi
Moses Musiitwa
9211, Uganda
9211, Uganda
Deurence Onyango
9212 Kenya
9212 Kenya
David Grant
9400 South Africia
9400 South Africia