Share your experiences

Chris Wilcock, Speaker Network

Chris has been a speaker for WaterAid for a number of years covering the largely rural parts of North Lancashire and Cumbria. After giving a talk in November to Lancaster Soroptimist International he was invited back to be presented with a cheque for WaterAid for over £1,700.

"I have talked to all sorts of groups over the years, ranging from schools to scout groups, Women’s Institutes to Inner Wheel, Rotary and Mothers Union, even a gardening club. One of the nicest things about speaking for Wateraid is when you find out later that someone at your talk has passed your details on and you are asked to do another talk locally."

"I would encourage anyone to consider taking up speaking for Wateraid, and although it’s not easy to quantify the effect that your talk may have, deep down you know it’s making a difference and throwing light on a problem that is often surprisingly little appreciated or understood."

Tom and Primrose Drake

Tom and Primrose have been WaterAid speakers for five years.

Tom and Primrose Drake have recently given their 50th talk for WaterAid, spreading our message to almost 3000 people.

"We feel that schools are of major importance in this work and have been surprised and delighted by the amount of money that the children have raised, sometimes amounting to several thousand pounds.

We have also given talks to churches, standing at the altar with no visual aids - certainly the first time either of us has ever given a sermon in church!"

"We both get enormous pleasure and satisfaction from giving our talks, which have added another dimension to our lives."

Thank you to Mass and to the Scouts for their hard work and support!

Mass Hassan inspires scouts

89th Reading Scouts, pictured, heard a talk from volunteer speaker and Thames region speaker coordinator and went on to raise over £100 for WaterAid. Thank you to Mass and to the Scouts for their hard work and support!

We would love to hear your experiences of being a WaterAid speaker. If you have any funny anecdotes or unusual experiences, email us or call 020 7793 4575.

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The difference you are making

It is wonderful when we hear from groups who have heard a WaterAid speaker, as it reminds us what an important role you play in inspiring support for WaterAid's work.