1. District 1580 - Water Committee
Water and sanitation as a
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precondition for development
Peter Wiers
District Conference D1580, Duin &
Kruidberg, 24 March 2012
2. Water is one of the Rotary Foundation’s 6 Key Focus Areas
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
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Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
3. Why is water and sanitation so important ?...
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4. Safe drinking water and sanitation is a precondition …
For peace and security
For disease prevention
For maternal and child health
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For education …
For development !
5. For Peace and Security
“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
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For Maternal and child health
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For Basic education and literacy
9. We cán do something about it …
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Jacob van Lennep
There’s no reason why 1 billion people
should not have access to safe drinking water
and 2.5 billion don’t even have basic sanitation
10. It only takes € 1 à € 5 per year to really change someone’s life
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“Safe drinking water is perhaps the most
effective way to eradicate poverty.”
(UN University, 2008)
11. District 1580 - Water Committee
Peter Wiers
RC Santpoort- Voorzitter
Lou ten Cate
RC Amsterdam Sloterdijk- Ink. Voorzitter
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Dolf Jager
RC Heemstede- Secretaris
Rex Veldman
RC Amsterdam Minerva Ink. Secretaris
Hans Aupers
RC Purmerend- Communicatie
Hans van Velsen
RC Haarlemmermeerlanden- Lid
Huub de Kruijf
RC IJmond- Lid
Elisabeth Rijpkema
RC Heemstede- Lid
12. D1580- What has been achieved so far?
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• Ca 10 dams
• Ca 50 (shallow) wells
• Ca 100 sources protected
• More than 2.000 water tanks Fiche, Ethiopia
• Hundreds of thousands of trees
13. Why not go for 2,5 million people ?
One for every inhabitant of our district
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Please join us ! Nakuru, Kenya
14. How can YOU help?
Invite schools for
‘Wandelen voor Water’
Become ‘watercommissaris’ in your club
Organise fundraising for water projects
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Call us for further information
Please join us !
Nakuru, Kenya
15. Wandelen voor Water
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Source: RC Purmerend Call schools now for 2013 !!
16. Regio Promotoren & Water Commissarissen - North
Noordkop
Robin Goossens
Wilfreda Pompert
Milou Bos
Peter Maurits
?
Noord Kennemerland
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Vacant
Peter van Lingen
Onno Walgien
Adriaan Verbeek West Friesland
Carl Hageman Arnold Peerlings
Gem Bot Hans van Leerdam
Pieter Postma ?
Saskia Kerkhoff
17. Regio Promotoren & Water Commissarissen - South
Midden Kennemerland
Huub de Kruijf Waterland
Jan Kets Hans Aupers
Els de Roo Kees Oudewortel
Thijs Hennipman Peter Kock
Daan van de Hans de Wit
Vijver Hans van Gelder
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Peter Oldeman? Susanne Rozema
Jelle Brouwer?
Zaanstreek
Vacant
Zuid Kennemerland Hans op den Velde
Maurits van Tol Cor Gorssen
Frits Bekker ?
Robert Jan Oost
Amstel/Meerlanden
Henk van Montfrans
Eddy Gans Hans van Velsen
Hugo Postma Elly Thuring
Cathy Samé Lottin ?
18. Regio Promotoren & Watercommissarissen - Amsterdam
Amsterdam 1 Amsterdam 2
Lou ten Cate Theo Ruys
Bob Seemann Janet Poot
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Jan van Gaalen ?
Rex Veldman Amsterdam 3
Willem de Vries Lentsch Aadje van ‘t Riet
Frans ter Horst Paul Wilbrink
Trudy Elsenaar Paula van der Velden
Johanna van Nieuwenhuizen
Niels de Boer
19. Thank you for attention!
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