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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
World Plumbing Day
— 11 March
What are you doing this World Plumbing Day? Tell Plumbing
Africa what you did, send us some photos, and we will publish this
in an upcoming issue, online, or through social media channels.
By World Plumbing Council
The international plumbing community, as represented by the
WPC, has a vital role in promoting the link between good quality
plumbing, health, environmental sustainability and, increasingly,
economic prosperity. March 11 is marked by celebrations,
competitions, seminars, and activities all around the world.
People from within and outside the plumbing fraternity come
together to learn, share knowledge, build connections, and find
opportunities to collaborate to improve the quality of, and access
to, fresh water and safe sanitation. There are now hundreds of
annual World Plumbing Day events, promoting the link between
good plumbing sanitation and human and environmental health.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Press releases
One of the simplest ways of promoting your message
is communication with the media by sending them
information, which includes what work the organisation
does within the industry.
Feature articles in plumbing industry publications
Where an organisation publishes its own magazine or
contributes to an industry publication, then any issue
published in or around March should be a special World
Plumbing Day edition or contain an article about World
Plumbing Day. The article can be about what your organisation
is doing to mark World Plumbing Day, what World Plumbing
Day is about and the importance of plumbing to the
community, or an overview of World Plumbing Day celebrations
that are held all over the world.
Motions in state or national legislatures
In many countries, it is common practice for elected politicians
to propose motions highlighting a particular cause. Where
plumbing organisations have links with politicians in their state
and national legislatures, it is suggested that they be contacted
with a view to proposing a motion celebrating World Plumbing
Day on 11 March.
It is suggested that each organisation arranging for such a
motion to be proposed, to amend the suggested text by making
appropriate references to the work that their organisation does
within the industry in their country.
This is a date that has been fixed on the calendars of the world
plumbing community since its establishment by the World
Plumbing Council (WPC) in 2010 and is now a fixture on the
calendars of political and social institutions around the globe.
In 2018, World Plumbing
Council member Oresanya
Shakiru organised a
march through Allen
Avenue in Lagos, where
the office of the Lagos
State Government sits,
supported by the Universal
Learn Direct Academia
Nigeria. An article also
appeared in Nigeria’s The
Nation Online news on
World Plumbing Day.
March 2019 Volume 25 I Number 1
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