Global Water and Sanitation Projects
Aug 26, 2020 11:45 AM
Walter Hughes
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:  walterkhughes@gmail.com Education & Literacy Video s : Dedicate two schools:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ff7P68Hjs 4 min N krankrom Elementary  S chool Dedication Speech by PRIVP Anne Matthews https://www. youtube .com/watch?v=8aJr3JMdnWI&t=8s 3 min Water , Sanitation  & Disease Prevention  Videos  Filmed by Rotary International Water is a Gift: https://youtu.be/gGdYmS1ly . 1.4 minutes Doing Good in Ghana: https://www. youtube .com/watch?v=Y_gItApCpkA 4 min