For those of you who can join us in Washington DC next week, please RSVP for this congressional briefing on safe drinking water, sanitation, and India.
Invitation
Capitol Hill Briefing on Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation, and India
Friday, November 19, 10am – 11:30am
The House India Caucus, the U.S. India Political Action Committee, and Water Advocates invite you to a Congressional Briefing on Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation, and India on Friday, November 19, 10am – 11:30am in Rayburn B‐318 (coffee and bagels will be provided).
Sponsored by:
Congressman Jim McDermott
Congressman Ed Royce
CoChairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
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USINPAC
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Water Advocates
Cosponsors of the event include Tata Sons, Ltd., the Water and Sanitation Program, the Acumen Fund, Living Water International, and the International Business Leaders Forum.
Speakers include:
• Niharika Joe, General Manager – North America, Tata Sons, Ltd. (www.tata.com)
• Marc Manara, Water Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund (www.acumenfund.org)
• Jae So, Manager, Water and Sanitation Program (a global partnership administered by the World Bank (www.wsp.org)
• Living Water International (http://www.water.cc/)
As India continues to progress economically, the challenge of providing safe drinking water and sanitation remain considerable. This issue provides tangible opportunities for the U.S. and Indian public and private sectors to collaborate on an important development challenge and contribute to a stronger relationship between the two democracies.
The Indian public sector, the U.S. Government, and nonprofit enterprises and corporations from both countries are collaborating to address this problem. This briefing will provide participants with a glimpse into the many solutions to the water and sanitation challenge currently underway.
*** Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 17, to wateradvocatesrsvp [at] gmail [dot] com
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Capitol Hill Briefing - Wednesday October 6 - WASH in Schools
Please join us tomorrow in Washington DC:
CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING
Please join the Basic Education Coalition and Water Advocates for a panel discussion on:
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schools in the Developing World
Sponsored by:
Representative Earl Blumenauer
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
9:30 am to 10:45 am
2168 Rayburn Gold Room
(Continental breakfast served)
According to Raising Clean Hands: A Call to Action for WASH in Schools, more than half of all primary schools in developing countries do not have safe drinking water and nearly two-thirds lack single gender toilets. Even where facilities exist, they are often in poor condition. WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) is a powerful cross-sectoral issue that is essential for achieving universal education and enhances girls’ education and empowerment, reduces water- and sanitation-related diseases, increases attendance for girls and boys, safeguards cognitive development and contributes to economic growth. It provides community empowerment through parent/teacher associations and can lead to changes in national education policies. The WASH in Schools vision is a world where all children go to school and all schools provide a safe, healthy and comfortable environment where children grow, learn and thrive.
Please join us for a discussion of how WASH in Schools programs can improve the effectiveness of education while fulfilling every child’s right to water, sanitation and hygiene. Access to WASH programs in schools helps ensure that children have the opportunity to fully participate in school and reach their true potential.
Featured Speakers:
Seung Lee, Senior Director of School Health and Nutrition, Save the Children
Delaney Steffen, Student from HB Woodlawn Secondary Program, H2O for Life
Mary Shields, Student from HB Woodlawn Secondary Program, H2O for Life
Pamela Young, Senior Basic Education Advisor, Plan International USA
Dennis Warner, Senior Technical Advisor for Water and Sanitation, Catholic Relief Services
Please RSVP to
Anna Roberts at 202-884-8751
or e-mail: arack ((AT)) basiced.org
CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING
Please join the Basic Education Coalition and Water Advocates for a panel discussion on:
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schools in the Developing World
Sponsored by:
Representative Earl Blumenauer
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
9:30 am to 10:45 am
2168 Rayburn Gold Room
(Continental breakfast served)
According to Raising Clean Hands: A Call to Action for WASH in Schools, more than half of all primary schools in developing countries do not have safe drinking water and nearly two-thirds lack single gender toilets. Even where facilities exist, they are often in poor condition. WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) is a powerful cross-sectoral issue that is essential for achieving universal education and enhances girls’ education and empowerment, reduces water- and sanitation-related diseases, increases attendance for girls and boys, safeguards cognitive development and contributes to economic growth. It provides community empowerment through parent/teacher associations and can lead to changes in national education policies. The WASH in Schools vision is a world where all children go to school and all schools provide a safe, healthy and comfortable environment where children grow, learn and thrive.
Please join us for a discussion of how WASH in Schools programs can improve the effectiveness of education while fulfilling every child’s right to water, sanitation and hygiene. Access to WASH programs in schools helps ensure that children have the opportunity to fully participate in school and reach their true potential.
Featured Speakers:
Seung Lee, Senior Director of School Health and Nutrition, Save the Children
Delaney Steffen, Student from HB Woodlawn Secondary Program, H2O for Life
Mary Shields, Student from HB Woodlawn Secondary Program, H2O for Life
Pamela Young, Senior Basic Education Advisor, Plan International USA
Dennis Warner, Senior Technical Advisor for Water and Sanitation, Catholic Relief Services
Please RSVP to
Anna Roberts at 202-884-8751
or e-mail: arack ((AT)) basiced.org
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Capitol Hill Briefing: Water is Medicine
See you tomorrow in Washington DC!
Water is Medicine
Capitol Hill Briefing
July 29, 2009
On Wednesday July 29, 2009, the bipartisan Congressional Water Caucus and Water Advocates are hosting a Capitol Hill Briefing in Washington, DC on the vital linkages between safe drinking water, sanitation and global public health challenges:
** Water is Medicine: Safe Water, Sanitation and Global Public Health Challenges **
Speakers will discuss the gravity of the current global safe drinking water and sanitation challenge, and its critical impact on global public health, including the 25+ diseases due to unsafe water and inadequate sanitation. Speakers will also review what is currently being done around the world to help meet the need for safe water, improved sanitation and better health, and offer examples and case studies of what the U.S. government and others in the international donor community are doing to help meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals for water, sanitation and health. The costs associated with this challenge will be addressed, as will the impact of inaction on health and economic development.
What: Capitol Hill Briefing, "Water is Medicine: Safe Water, Sanitation and Global Public Health Challenges"
Who: Speakers will include noted public health experts and leaders from prominent international aid agencies
· Christine Moe, Director, Center for Global Safe Water
Emory University
· Jae So, Manager, Water and Sanitation Program
Global Partnership administered by the World Bank
· Rich Thorsten, Director of International Programs, Water.org
Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White
Moderated by John Oldfield, Water Advocates
When: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2pm - 3pm
Where: Capitol Visitor Center, South Meeting Room http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Visit/
Please allow time for security clearance.
Please circulate this invitation widely.
RSVP to Water Advocates at wateradvocatesrsvp@gmail.com.
Water is Medicine
Capitol Hill Briefing
July 29, 2009
On Wednesday July 29, 2009, the bipartisan Congressional Water Caucus and Water Advocates are hosting a Capitol Hill Briefing in Washington, DC on the vital linkages between safe drinking water, sanitation and global public health challenges:
** Water is Medicine: Safe Water, Sanitation and Global Public Health Challenges **
Speakers will discuss the gravity of the current global safe drinking water and sanitation challenge, and its critical impact on global public health, including the 25+ diseases due to unsafe water and inadequate sanitation. Speakers will also review what is currently being done around the world to help meet the need for safe water, improved sanitation and better health, and offer examples and case studies of what the U.S. government and others in the international donor community are doing to help meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals for water, sanitation and health. The costs associated with this challenge will be addressed, as will the impact of inaction on health and economic development.
What: Capitol Hill Briefing, "Water is Medicine: Safe Water, Sanitation and Global Public Health Challenges"
Who: Speakers will include noted public health experts and leaders from prominent international aid agencies
· Christine Moe, Director, Center for Global Safe Water
Emory University
· Jae So, Manager, Water and Sanitation Program
Global Partnership administered by the World Bank
· Rich Thorsten, Director of International Programs, Water.org
Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White
Moderated by John Oldfield, Water Advocates
When: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2pm - 3pm
Where: Capitol Visitor Center, South Meeting Room http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Visit/
Please allow time for security clearance.
Please circulate this invitation widely.
RSVP to Water Advocates at wateradvocatesrsvp@gmail.com.
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