Access To Safe Drinking WaterAfrica South of the Sahara

Created by Mrs. JarmerMarch 2011

How do you use water throughout your day?

My Daily Water Use ListFlush the toilet 6 times Wash my hands 6 times

Shower (15 minutes) Brush my teeth

Rinse salad & carrots- lunch

Fill up coffee pot

Boil water to cook pasta- dinner

Wash dishes

Fill up ice trays Give Harlee water 3 times

Wash a load of clothes Fill up water bottle 2 times

If you did not have easy access to clean water, how would your daily water use list change?

When I look at a world map, I see a lot of blue. Doesn't

that represent water?

Water Demonstration1. Fill a container with 1 gallon of water (represents

all of the water in the world)

2. Take out 2.5 % (3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon) and place it in a clear container (represents all of the freshwater in the world)

3. Of this amount, remove 70% (2 tablespoons) and place it in a clear container (represents water trapped in glaciers or too deep to access)

The remainder – less than 1 percent of the Earth’s total water supply – is left to support human needs for agriculture, drinking, and washing, as well as for lakes, rivers, and freshwater ecosystems.

charity: water clip featuring "Time Bomb"

by Beckhttp://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?video=video4

Would you drink the water shown in

the video clip?

Water Facts1 billion people in the world do not have

access to safe water.

In Africa, two out of five people lack

clean water.

An American taking a five minute

shower uses more water than a typical

person living in a developing country’s

slum uses in a whole day.

If you drink dirty water, you can suffer from…

Diarrhea: an intestinal disorder characterized

by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal

evacuations

Dysentery: infection of the intestine with

bacteria

Parasites: an organism living in, with, or on

another organism

Typhoid: an infectious, often fatal, febrile

disease

Some Serious FactsThe water and sanitation crisis claims

more lives through disease than any war

claims through guns.

1.4 million children die every year from

diarrhea caused by unclean water and poor

sanitation.

4,000 children die per day

One child dies every 20 seconds

Why isn't there access to safe drinking water?Location

Drought

Conflicts

Sabotage

Water Changes Everythinghttp://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?

src=trailers&video=video11

What can be done?List 1-2 ideas to help get Africa increased access to safe drinking water

Civil wars have led to increasing poverty, decreasing access to safe drinking water, and disappearing government services

What is fueling/funding these conflicts?