BLUE COORDINATORS

As the Blue Community has grown in size and spread to new regions of the planet, regional coordinators have been established to support Blue Communities and further expand and strengthen the Blue Community network. Below is an overview of the current situation.

BLUE COMMUNITY AFRICA

From the beginning of the Blue Community in spring 2024 until summer 2025, Reverend Kolade Fadahunsi served as coordinator for the Blue Community Africa. In July 2025, Blue Community Africa discussed and agreed on a structure with sub-chapters by region, each with their own coordination, in order to respond to the network’s rapid growth and allow for further development (see here). Along with the new structure came a new coordination team:

He has been the coordinator for the Blue Community Chapter Africa from spring 2024 until summer 2025. From July 2025 onward he was seconded by coordinators in different regions of Africa. End of April 2026, Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi resigned from his position due to his workload.

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He took the mandate as coordinator for the Blue Communities in Eastern Africa, mainly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, but covering also the countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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He serves as coordinator for the Blue Communities in the English speaking countries of Western and Central Africa. This is mainly Nigeria, but it includes Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.

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He coordinates the Blue Communities in the French-speaking part of Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic, among others.

BLUE COMMUNITY ASIA

The Blue Community took off in this part of the world only in January 2025, with a first organisation joining from Central Asia. The strongest development, the Blue Community sees however in South Asia, especially India, where more and more organisations joined the global network. A Blue Community South Asia – Coordination Committee (BCSACC) was established by end of May 2026, following a one month discussion among the Blue Communities in the region:

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Samir Kumar

Government Interaction Head

+91-7978825797

samir@blue-community.net

Founder & CEO MBR Mayurbhanj Biological Research

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Padmalochan Bagh

Social Media Promotion Head

Event Management Head

+91 90529 09910

padman@blue-community.net

Founder-Director Save Water and Safe Water Foundation

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Sreelakshmi Panigrahi

NGO Coordination Head

Outreach & Membership Head

+91 95736 89061

sreelakshmi@blue-community.net

Vice Chairperson Indian Society for Rural Development (ISRD)

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Madhukar Swayambhu

Academic Coordination

& Head Secretary

+91 96506 67668

swayambhu@blue-community.net

Co-Founder & Research Head of Vaidic Srijan LLP

BLUE COMMUNITY LATIN AMERICA

The Blue Community movement in Latin America has a long history, dating back over 10 years. Some of the most significant battles for the human right to water and sanitation have been fought in South America and continue to be.

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Professor Elias Wolff and his team from the Brazilian Blue University PUCPR (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), “Water Committee"

End of August 2025, PUCPR took on the Blue Community coordination role for Latin America, with the goal of engaging more universities, but also municipalities, churches, and NGOs in the network (see Blue News here).

BLUE COMMUNITY MENA

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a region spanning two continents and comprising mainly Arabic-speaking countries. In April 2026, the Blue Community designated its first partners in the region and established MENA as a new chapter in the Blue Community Network. 

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Ibrahim Al-Qadhi

Blue Community MENA Representative, based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Contact by email

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Since end of June 2026, Ibrahim Al-Qadhi serves as a volunteer representative and catalyst to support growth and regional cooperation in the MENA region (see here).

BLUE COMMUNITY EUROPE and NORTH AMERICA

In Europe and North America, coordination is taking place at a national level in countries such as Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. This is either through one Blue Community taking responsibility, or through several Blue Communities forming a coordination group.

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