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Regional Activities of the WYWA

  1. Middle East and North Africa
  2. West Africa
  3. North America
  4. Latin America
  5. Southeast Asia
  6. Central Asia
  7. Southern Pacific
  8. South Asia
  9. East Asia
  10. Europe
  11. Southern Africa
 
     
 

We are currently seeking to recruit Regional Coordinator and Country Coordinator to work with us on meeting the objectives of the WYWA.

This is a call for all young people interested in taking a voluntary and fundamental role to advance the achievements of the Millennium Development Goal 7 - Ensure environmental sustainability: reverse loss of environmental resources; reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water; achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, by 2015 and joining with us in our alliance.

Please send us your C. V / Resume if you are interested to apply for the post of WYWA Regional and Country Coordinator. Also send us a project proposal or an action plan for the period 23rd March 2007 – 22nd March 2008, you would carry out in your region or country if you were selected for the post you are applying for.

Each region will work as a team with at least five youth members associated with organizations working with issues related to water. These team members are to be selected from different parts of that region maintaining a gender balance. The Regional Coordinator is allowed to select its team but the International WYWA International Coordination Team will have to approve the same.

 
     
 

Basic Role and Responsibilities of the WYWA Regional Coordinator will be to :

  • Monitor the regional list serve
  • Manage a team from the different countries in the region
  • Expand the WYWA network
  • Organise awareness programs, conferences, seminars or events in schools and colleges and to influence the minds of the youth to work in the communities either rural or urban on issues related to water.
  • Contribute reports and material for the bi-monthly newsletter
 
     
 

WYWA International Coordination Team will select the Regional Coordinators and Country Coordinators which shall be declared on 22nd March 2007, the World Water Day. 

 
     
 

WYWA will engage and encourage youth in the 50 ways of celebrating and promoting the World Water Day and the Decade set by WHO – Advocacy Guide

1. Organize “Save our Water” concert
2. Produce advertising spots on television
3. Create banners with a strong message for WWD
4. Produce booklets and brochures on the theme
5. Call for donations in newspapers
6. Organize children’s drawing competition
7. Prepare comic strip books about WWD
8. Place commemorative advertisements in newspapers
9. Sell commemorative mugs or glasses to be sold
10. Compile a song book with a water theme
11. Create and distribute CD-ROMS
12. Create water and health greeting cards
13. Produce drama groups perform plays on WWD
14. Produce film shows on water and health
15. Design flags promoting the day in your city
16. Distribute flyers highlighting the day
17. Lobby for government statements
18. Organize information events at workplaces
19. Involve medical students in research
20. Sponsor a journalist award for the best article written on water and health
21. Make a compilation of your committee’s favourite songs on water
22. Organize marathon runs with entry fees and sponsorship
23. Plan and promote media workshops for journalists
24. Produce music videos
25. Prepare new book releases
26. Encourage North–South Cooperation
27. Organize performances by musicians and artists to raise money or awareness
28. Organize photo competitions
29. Organize picture exhibitions on issues of water
30. Produce pins and stickers to be distributed among the community to promote the day
31. Print postcards and send them to members of parliament
32. Organize poster exhibitions in banks, schools, civic centres
33. Prepare a documentary
34. Produce public service announcement on radio
35. Produce public service announcements on TV
36. Publicize WWD through a “blue and white” party
37. Perform role plays on Water for Life issues written and performed by students
38. Organize round-table talks on a specific them related to water
39. Run a quiz on water with sponsored prizes
40. Plan scientific conferences
41. Organize slogan competitions
42. Create stamps on Water for Life
43. Sponsor a film
44. Produce stickers with WWD slogan
45. Organize swimming competitions to promote the event
46. Offer a University lecture on Water for Life
47. Promote and create web sites with information about WWD
48. Produce bookmarks
49. Promote the Water for Life for the next 10 years
50. Evaluate progress continually.

 
     
     
     
 
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