Journey along as we highlight the strategies used to engage participants, bridge cultural and language barriers, achieve change, and embed training, education, and skill-transfer programs into communities. This interactive, participatory session will encourage you to use any of the successful ideas in developing your own project. Key topics will include early engagement and critical use of icebreakers, interactive participatory learning, and affordable resources. Co-moderators: Jane Myers Rotary Club of Bayside Geelong, Victoria, Australia Samantha Dunne, Childbirth Education Consultant Maternal Health Training Project

1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Partnering with NGOs for
WASH Projects
Moderator: Jim Goodrich
Panelists:
Ron Denham, Danielle Valiquette & Cathy Leslie

2.  Wasrag Board of Directors
 Chair, Wasrag Technology Committee
 Co-Author of Wasrag’s Strategic & Business Plans
 PEP Team Leader to Turkey in 2013
 PPP Team member to Mexico in 2014
 Twice President Groveland Rotary Club
 Paul Harris Fellow
 Masters Degrees in Engineering Geology & Water
Resources Engineering, USC
 Bachelor’s Degree, Geology, UCLA
 Adjunct Professor of Geology, California Polytechnic
Institute
Your Moderator: Jim Goodrich

3.  Rotarians are busy people – for larger programs, more involved and
available staff can make a difference
 WASH is complex - NGOs can bring needed technical knowledge, and
often “software” knowledge (e.g. CLTS training)
 NGOs may bring a different kind of local knowledge, that adds to Rotary
Club knowledge of the community
 NGOs can help bring additional financial resources
 NGOs can bring another layer of credibility that can aid in obtaining
funding
 Government Agencies can bring similar resources
 If they have a local presence, NGOs and Gov’t Agencies can help monitor
your projects and can identify issues before they become crises
It makes sense for Rotarians to partner with others in large WASH
projects. Why?

4. • Ron Denham
• Danielle Valiquette
• Cathy Leslie
Your Panel

5. • Rotarian since 1958
• Past District Governor (1993-94)
• TRF Benefactor & Major Donor
• Int’l Service Above Self Award Winner
• Founded & Chairman Emeritus of Water &
Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag)
• B.Sc. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering; MBA
• Worldwide Spokesman for WASH
Ron Denham

6. • Executive Director Engineers Without
Borders-USA
• Bs Civil Engineering Michigan Tech
• Licensed Civil Engineer in Colorado
• Peace Corp Volunteer in Nepal
• Over 20 years of experience in the
design and management of civil
engineering projects.
• Recipient of 2010 Henry C. Turner Prize
Cathy Leslie

7. • Chief International Programs Officer of ONE
DROP
• Senior management positions in several
international organizations
• Bachelor’s degree in Geography
• Master’s degrees in International
Development & Business Administration
• Recipient of the CIDA’s “Overseas
Development Associate Program” Grant
• 2013 Recognition Award of UQAM
Management School
Danielle Valiquette