Page Loading... please wait!


This message not going away?
Ensure Javascript is on and click the box
Unregistered? Register for a user account. Home :: Search :: Submit News :: Calendar  

Main Menu

Online

There are 0 registered users online.

You can log-in or register for a user account here.
Day Week Month Year Add Search
Living in Nepal - Lajana Manandhar
18:30 Monday, February 25 2008
Nepalese water campaigner Lajana Manandhar has been invited by WaterAid to give a fascinating insight into the daily reality of living without access to safe water and basic sanitation in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Lajana says “I am very much looking forward to visiting Edinburgh, and meeting with WaterAid supporters and campaigners. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to talk to people in the UK about the importance of water and sanitation and what a big difference their support can make to the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. “

Lajana, from Nepalese organisation Lumanti, has worked in the water and sanitation sector for more than 12 years. In March 2006 Lajana represented Nepal at the World Water Forum in Mexico, she also contributed to the book Water Voices from Around the World. Lumanti is a member of The End Water Poverty coalition campaigning for sanitation and water for all. Lajana is encouraging individuals to send post-cards to the Japanese Prime Minister to demand that world leaders, especially at the next G8 summit which will be held in Japan this July, urgently address the crisis in sanitation and water.

Edinburgh based WaterAid supporter Marina Vincent said: “We’re really looking forward to meeting Lajana Manandhar, and we hope lots of people from Edinburgh can come to hear her speak. It really does make a difference when you get to hear from someone like Lajana, it’s the next best thing to visiting a developing country in person.”

Lajana hopes that by visiting the UK and delivering these free talks she can make a difference to the billions of people for whom living without access to clean water and a safe place to go to the toilet is still a daily reality. Living without these basic human rights causes the deaths of 5,000 children every day.

Location:
Edinburgh University

Contact Information:
http://www.wateraid.org/lajana


Fee: free
Print

PostCalendar v4.0.3

Calendar



[ Submit ] [ Search ]

Weather Forecast

Saturday: heavy rain, Max Temp: 16°C (61°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F)
Sunday: light showers, Max Temp: 16°C (61°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F)
Monday: light rain, Max Temp: 15°C (59°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F)

Edinburgh News

Feeds -  Popular -  Latest
Full steam ahead for memorial, say rail campaigners
RAIL campaigners have called for the designer of the world's fastest steam train to have his ...
Miniature leap for frog-kind
TRAFFIC was brought to a halt yesterday to allow thousands of tiny frogs and toads to leave ...
Thousands of toads stop traffic
Thousands of baby frogs and toads have to be cleared from a road through Edinburgh's Holyrood ...
Care roll-out report is published
Social work bosses publish an interim report on home-care charges, after calls from protestors.
Health bosses order data amnesty
Health bosses order a data amnesty after an employee loses personal information of 137 patients.
More...

Past Articles

Older articles