WaterAid National Campaigners Conference

WaterAid Campaign Conference 27 January 2007

WaterAid campaigns are delighted to announce the success of the last Campaigners Conference in Manchester in January.

The schedule was packed with speakers, discussions and learning opportunities.

• BBC radio presenter and journalist Mike Shaft gave an enlightening presentation on media training and provided a great opportunity for supporters to develop their interviewing techniques.
• Tom Levitt, MP for High Peak, presented a session on lobbying your MP. Mr Levitt MP, also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary for International Development, led a stimulating discussion following his presentation.
• Frank Lawson and Fiona Sheil, WaterAid campaigners in Yorkshire, presented a session on what it means to be in a WaterAid campaigner group.
• Campaigners were introduced to End Water Poverty and WaterAid’s first action in support of the campaign.

Why campaign with WaterAid?

Because a child dies every 15 seconds from preventable water related diseases; because some women walk for up to 8 hours a day to collect water; because WaterAid believes water is a human right; because WaterAid has over 25 years of helping some of the world's poorest people and because you can make a difference.

Take action now:
Become a WaterAid campaigner, join a local group or start a group in your area.

Go to www.endwaterpoverty.org/take_action and make your voice heard.