Global Water and Sanitation Projects
Walter Hughes , Jr. Biography Rotary Club of Rocky Mount, Virginia in District 7570 He was recognized as a White House Champion of Change. Walter earned Rotary’s Vocational Service Leadership Award & Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. Walter’s team passionately provides clean water and sanitation to over 615,000 people in Africa. He is working to build nine schools in Ghana. He partner s with two hundred fifty - six Rotary Clubs in f ifty - thre e Rotary districts in fifteen countries. Partnering Rotarians live in Québec , Ontario and British Columbia in Canada , Mexico, Australia, Switzerland, Taiwan, India , the Caribbean islands , Ghana, South Sudan , India, Pakistan, Nigeria, South Africa, Peru and twenty - five U.S. states . He also partner s with non - profit organizations , churches and individuals . Personal items are at Smithsonian Museum c ollect ions . His work is also highlighted at R I Conventions . Walter championed Rotary projects over the past four teen years to locate wells in communities with the highest incidence of Guinea worm disease in Ghana and South Sudan . The World Health Organization certif ied Ghana as free of Guinea worm disease in 2014 . He traveled to South Sudan in 2013 and again during the civil war in November 2015 to inspect Rotary’s clean water project. Rotary is close to eradicating both Guin ea worm disease and polio . He w orked as the Director of Strategic Technology at America Online . Walter was the pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church. He is now an independent missionary. He also helped to build over ten churches in Ghana and Uganda. He baptized over 1,000 people. He has four children and a grandson . Walter goes to Ghana where he s ees clean water flowing, sanitation with new M icroflush toilets, n ew medical equipment at hospitals and computer labs at schools. He is empowering communities to dream and to lead . We are transforming lives with micro - credit loans for wells, toilets, farm s and business es. Contact Information & Videos Address : 451 Highland Lake Road, Union Hall, Virginia 24176 Cell: 540 - 493 - 4715 Email Address: