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WASH-Net Sierra Leone Engaging Political parties on WASH Prioritization

The Water and Sanitation Network (WaSH-Net) in Sierra Leone is currently working on engaging key political parties to prioritize Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in their Manifestos as a lead-up process to the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. Please show your support by signing petition onchange.org as it is a critical part of our this engagement. more can me read here: http://www.wash-net.org

If you can't access the above link kindly copy and past this into your browser: http://www.change.org/petitions/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-network-of-sierra-leone-...

Thanks in anticipation of your commitment towards our cause.

 

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Comment by Jaap Pels Global on November 28, 2011 at 8:14

Hi,

Please check out washsierraleone.wordpress.com and let us discuss how we ca work together to make WASH information flow in Sierra Leone.

Also have a look at https://twitter.com/#!/WASHSierraLeone.

Best, Jaap

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