Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 14 March
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
One of the biggest untold tragedies in our world is the simple fact that 2.5 billion people still lack safe sanitation; somewhere to go to the toilet, wash their hands and get clean water. We all know that water, sanitation and hygiene are fundamental to human development.
Today WaterAid’s Adam Laidlaw reminds us how access to clean water and sanitation transforms the lives of women and girls – and their broader communities – and outlines what’s being done to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
Lunchbox/Soapbox
Sometimes, there’s nothing better than a good rant. Every Thursday, the Wheeler Centre hosts an old-fashioned Speaker’s Corner in the middle of the city, where writers and thinkers can have their say on the topics that won’t let them sleep at night.
Featuring some of the most compelling voices across just about every sector of human endeavour you can imagine, the themes dominating Lunchbox/Soapbox are proudly idiosyncratic. BYO lunch. Ideas provided.
Featuring
Adam Laidlaw
Adam is chief executive of WaterAid Australia. He has a wealth of Third Sector experience spanning 30 years. He specialises in international development, social justice, wildlife, conservation and environmental agencies.
Adam was chief executive of ChildFund New Zealand. He currently serves on the board (executive committee) of the Australian Council for International Development.
His previous governance experience includes chair of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand and serving on the boards of Auckland Zoo, the New Zealand Council for International Development, and Amnesty International Australia (Victorian Branch Committee).
He has worked for Friends of the Earth, Amnesty International, the Environmental Investigation Agency, Comic Relief/Red Nose Day, Greenpeace and Auckland Grammar School.