PresentationClean Water and Sanitation
Learn about the importance of clean water and sanitation within the Serengeti!
Clean Water and Sanitation
Describe these photographs. How are they different?
Sanitation
Sanitation is the process of keeping places clean, this means having a sewage system and a clean water supply.
When do you use water?
Drinking? Toilet? Washing hands? Washing yourself? Cooking?
Talk to your talk partner about how you use water every day.
771 million people in the world live without clean water.
Clean water and sanitation is SO important.
Clean water gives communities more time to grow food and earn money.
We need clean water to live a healthy life!
Dirty water can often carry diseases that can make people sick.
Some people spend lots of time collecting clean water, which means less time in school or earning money.
Access to clean water saves around 16,000 lives every week!
More children can stay in school.
More families can work.
More people can stay healthy.
Why do people in developing countries not have enough clean water or sanitation?
Climate change
As with many rural African communities, people living near the Serengeti National Park depend on small-scale agriculture for their livelihoods.
Rising temperatures and changing rain patterns make it difficult to grow crops to eat.
War
Some people need to move to overcrowded camps to escape conflict.
Often these camps do not have enough clean water or clean toilets.
Resources
Some rural locations don’t have enough money or materials to build fresh water pumps, wells and toilets.
What is the solution?
Supporting charities that work with communities.
Through education, communities can learn more about hygiene and sanitation.
Make people aware of issues around clean water.
Write to people in government. Ask people to help improve conditions.
Fundraising with charities to help raise money...
...so everybody can have access to clean water and sanitation.
Building more wells, water pumps in rural areas.
Research challenge!
• Can you find out more about clean water?
• Find out what countries are affected
• Find out what diseases live in dirty water
• What can you do help and save water?
• Can you share what you found out with another class?
Global Goals
There are 17 things to do on the Global Goals list!
Earth Cubs care about climate change.
How can you help save water?
Save water by turning off the taps.
Save water by taking short showers.
Save water by cutting down on baths.
Save water by cutting down using hose pipes.
Activity
Now you have researched clean water and sanitation.
• Think about 1 thing you could do to help
• Hold a fundraising event to raise money for a water charity
• Tell family and friends about what you have learned
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