WASRAG AMBASSADORS
The WASRAG Ambassadors are a corps of knowledgeable members of WASRAG who provide support and promotion of the WASH goals of WASRAG 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 WASRAG Ambassador, please submit a personal application form, which may be accessed using the address below:
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, Ginny Ryan at Ginny@WASRAG.org.
ABOUT THE WASRAG AMBASSADOR CORPS
The WASRAG Ambassadors Corps was initiated by WASRAG in 2016 and is comprised of volunteers chosen by the Operations Team of the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WASRAG) to represent WASRAG 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 WASRAG. 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 in WASRAG are vital for the continued growth of sustainable WASH programs throughout the Rotary World.
Qualifications
Ambassadors, as volunteers, are Rotarians, members of WASRAG and have a passion of WASH programs. 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 WASRAG 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 WASRAG 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 WASRAG 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 WASRAG 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 WASRAG 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 WASRAG 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.
Marcos Calvert
Isis Mejias
Warwick Pleass
Gary Sobotta
Dilip Mirchandani
4170 Mexico
2490 Israel, Romania, Poland, Hungary
5890 Texas, USA
9920 Oceania
3230 India
3150 Zone 456a India
9980 New Zealand
5020 Pacific NW, USA
2750 Taipei
6990 Florida, USA
Narayan Murarka
6440 Illinois, USA
6440 Illinois, USA
6380 Michigan, USA
Peter Staermose
1470 Denmark
1470 Denmark
Illo Adam
9102 Niger
9102 Niger
Jorge Aufranc
4250 Guatemala
4250 Guatemala
Woody Collins
6560 Indiana, USA
6560 Indiana, USA
Dale Gray
5495 Arizona, USA
5495 Arizona, USA
Anayo Onwukwe
9142 Nigeria
9142 Nigeria
Dr. Sunil Prakash
6012 India
6012 India
Henry St.Maurice
6250 Wisconsin, USA
6250 Wisconsin, USA
Prakasam Tata
6450 Illinois, USA
6450 Illinois, USA
Neil Van Dine
9980 Haiti
9980 Haiti
Aldo Villanovich
7080 Canada
7080 Canada
Bob Ruehl
6600 Ohio, USA
6600 Ohio, USA
Michael Barrington
5160 California, USA
5160 California, USA
Ashok Bihari Mohapatra
3262 Odisho, India
3262 Odisho, India
Kundleshwar Panigrahi
3261 Raipur, India
3261 Raipur, India
Scott Rossi
7710 North Carolina, USA
7710 North Carolina, USA
Juan Suarez Gonzales
2201 Arucas, Spain
2201 Arucas, Spain
Edgarkis Crisostomo
4060 Dominican Republic
4060 Dominican Republic
Eric DeFor
9102 Ghana
9102 Ghana
9210 Zambi
1110 Hampshire England
1920, Austria
1620, Belgium
Dale Snyder
5950 Minnesota, USA
5950 Minnesota, USA
H. Dorothe Gounon
9102, Benin
9102, Benin
Mark Balla
9810, Australia
9810, Australia
Moses Musiitwa
9211, Uganda
9211, Uganda
Jorge Gutierrez
4400, Quito, Equador
4400, Quito, Equador
5020, Washington State, USA
John Boot
7090, Ontario, Canada
7090, Ontario, Canada