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WaterAid's Speaker Network
We have an incredible team of 250 trained volunteer Speakers around the country, that have delivered over 10,000 talks and educational workshop to date. Fully trained by WaterAid, Speakers are experts in water, sanitation and hygiene, but can also tailor their sessions around themes such as periods, technology and climate change.
The team also deliver educational workshops in schools which are linked to the curriculum, so can easily slot into your lesson plans. We also provide free accompanying educational resources developed by teachers.
Everything you need to know
The short answer is anyone! The Speaker Network can deliver a talk or workshop to all sorts of groups, including schools, churches and faith groups, companies, youth groups and service organisations.
Our Speaker talks are for any audience interested in learning about WaterAid and our work. Our inspiring and informative talks can vary in length, content and there is no audience too big or small. Our Speakers most commonly deliver talks at school assemblies, fundraising events, at service organisation meetings, youth groups such as Brownies and Scouts, and more. Our volunteers can speak to groups about a variety of aspects of WaterAid’s transformative work, from our work with women, the technologies we use, our advocacy work, and much more. Our Speakers can also look to speak with your group on key days of the year such as World Water Day (22 March), World Toilet Day (19 November), Global Handwashing Day (15 October) and Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May).
Our WaterAid workshops are curriculum based and include educational quizzes, interactive games and learning exercises to inspire group thinking and discussion around clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene as a transformative force for good in people’s lives around the world. Our workshops are for a maximum of 30 learners, are suitable for Year 4 learners onwards and can be tailored depending on the learners requirements.
Just fill out our Speaker request form, which asks for information such as preferred dates, times and any equipment available. There’s also space to include any subjects you’re particularly interested in hearing about, so our Speakers can tailor their session to you.
Once you’ve submitted the form, we’ll do our best to match with a Speaker, who will then get in touch with you directly to confirm the details.
If you're a teacher, we also offer interactive workshops which are suitable for Year 3 pupils onwards.
If you’re interested in joining our Speaker Network, we have all the details on our Become a Speaker page.
You can register your interest on our volunteering application form, after which we'll get in touch with an application form and invite you to our online training.
About our Speakers
Our Speakers come from all walks of life, from students to retirees and everyone between. The one thing they all have in common is a passion for sharing WaterAid's work and sparking change, to help people living in some of the toughest places in the world transform their lives.
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Contact us
If you have any queries relating to our Speaker Network or how to request a Speaker, then please contact the Speaker Network team.
Phone: 020 7793 4594
Email: [email protected]
If you're interested in becoming a WaterAid Speaker, you can find out how on our become a WaterAid Speaker page.