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Mark has seen the lives of hundreds of thousands of school students, their families and their communities, transformed for the better, thanks to the provision of WASH infrastructure and education.

In 2017 he was inducted into the World Toilet Organization Hall of Fame by his friend and mentor "Mr. Toilet" himself - Singaporean Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization.

Mark is a passionate public speaker, especially when it comes to WASH in Schools and Behaviour Change in the world of WASH. In his nine years as a Rotarian, he has spoken at seventeen District Conferences in Australia, the USA, and India, at Ravi Ravindran's Presidential Summit on WASH & Literacy, and at over 100 Rotary Clubs. He delivered a TED talk, and presented at World Water Summits in Sao Paulo, Toronto and Hamburg.

Mark, a member of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central in District 9810 in Australia, was a member of the WASH-RAG board for six years and is a member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors.

Click here to view a TEDTalk video from Mark on his experience with water and sanitation.

Click here to view a short video on other ways of reducing plastic use.

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