[Health] Sanitation / clean water topics

Wed Sep 1 07:25:19 EDT 2010

Perhaps we could do a lesson or two on the links between water and
sanitation and put that in one of the units? I agree that the linkages are
very important and shouldn't be forgotten!

Caryl, thanks for the great info via the OLPC wiki. I always forget the most
important (and what probably should be the most obvious) resources like that
one!

Beth

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On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Ian and All...
>
> Yes, I have seen that in Latin America too (I won't name the country).  We
> once stayed in a small village where the sewage flowed into the bay.  It got
> washed out with the tide, and sometimes (usually) washed back in.  We joked
> that it got "flushed" twice a day.  We were very, very careful with food
> handling, hand washing, water purification and the like. Luckily, none of us
> got sick.  We have great memories of the people we met there though.
>
> Our challenge is partly due to the fact that Beth would like to keep the 10
> lesson per/unit format they use at Waveplace.  We have too many if we put
> water and sanitation together.
>
> Caryl
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:09:49 +1100
> From: IanT at spc.int
>
> To: health at lists.laptop.org
> Subject: Re: [Health] Sanitation / clean water topics
>
>  In many Pacific Islands (actually those that are atolls) sanitation and
> water go hand in hand.
>
>
>
> Poor sanitation, mostly caused by rapid urbanization and overcrowding,
> pollutes the lagoon (a source of food ) and the fresh water lens under the
> atoll that they use for fresh water.
>
>
>
> Handling each part separately may be necessary, but we also need to find
> ways to get the students to investigate the linkages as well.
>
>
>
> Ian Thomson
>
> PacRICS and OLPC Coordinator
>
> SPC
>
> Phone +687 26 01 44
>
>
>
> *From:* health-bounces at lists.laptop.org [mailto:
> health-bounces at lists.laptop.org] *On Behalf Of *Caryl Bigenho
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:56 AM
> *To:* Beth Santos; health at lists.laptop.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Health] Sanitation / clean water topics
>
>
>
> Hi...
>
>
>
> Nice resources.  I looked over several. Some would work for us, some
> wouldn't.  I notice that the data in the UNESCO materials is a bit out of
> date. I wonder if more recent numbers are available.
>
>
>
> In looking at the water and sanitation data from UNESCO, it seems that
> Sanitation is the greater problem, so perhaps we should start with that one?
>  One of the graphs even shows a couple of western European countries as
> being behind in sanitation progress... Italy and Portugal.  Of course, the
> data is out of date, but it could still be a problem.
>
>
>
> A couple of things to add to the Water list...  the Water Cycle,  Water
> distribution methods (private wells, shared public wells, municipal water
> systems, etc.)?
>
>
>
> I also found a lind to things already on the OLPC wiki:
>
>
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Water_and_sanitation
>
>
>
> (some links on the page are out of date) It was put up in July 2008 by a
> Robert Steiner, Executive Director (of what?). I glanced through the Health
> mailing list and did not find him listed at all.  Still... we may be
> re-inventing the wheel. Maybe we should see if we can find out who he is and
> if anything has come of his project.
>
>
>
> Caryl
>
>
>
> BTW, I assume you have heard about the gasoline additive, MTBE, polluting
> drinking water in the USA?
>
>
>
> http://www.waterwebster.com/MTBE.htm
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> From: beth at waveplace.org
> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:28:52 -0400
> To: health at lists.laptop.org
> Subject: [Health] Sanitation / clean water topics
>
> Hey all,
>
>
>
> Here are some additional ideas for sanitation/water lesson structures. I
> also found some awesome material on the UNICEF and water.org websites--
> lesson plans that we may be able to incorporate into our curriculum.
>
>
>
> You can download those at
>
> http://teachunicef.org/explore/topic/water-and-sanitation
>
> and
>
> http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/lessonplan/
>
>
>
> Beth
>
>
>
> *Sanitation*
>
>    1. Intro: What is sanitation and why is it important?
>
>
>    1. Who, What, When, Where, Why and How to wash your hands
>
>
>    1. How to make soap
>
>
>    1. What to do if you get diarrhea
>
>
>    1. Proper disposal of human waste
>
>
>    1. How to make a safe latrine
>
>
>    1. Rehydration... how to
>
>
>
> *Water*
>
>    1. Intro to water: different types of water, saltwater vs freshwater,
>    potable vs unpotable water
>
>
>    1. Is "dirty" water always bad and "clean" water always good?
>
>
>    1. What's in the water that you can and can't see that can hurt you
>
>
>    1. How can you purify water?
>
>
>    1. How to make a solar still
>
>
>    1. Other ways to get safe water without burning up the rainforest to do
>    it
>
>
>    1. Water and the environment- what human activity does to water
>    resources and why
>
>
>
> ---
> *Beth Santos*
> Outreach Coordinator
> Waveplace Foundation
>
> Tel: +1 610 797 3100 x 44
> Fax: +1 610 797 3199
> Cell: +1 603 661 1273
> http://www.waveplace.org
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>    On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Beth Santos <beth at waveplace.org>
> wrote:
>
> (S) Sanitation (six lessons so far)
>
> (W) Water (five lessons so far)
>
>
>
> S-What to do if you get diarrhea
>
> S-Rehydration... how to
>
> S-How to make a safe latrine
>
> S-Proper disposal of human waste
>
> S-How to make soap
>
> S-Who, What, When, Where, Why and How to wash your hands
>
>
>
> W-What's in the water that you can and can't see that can hurt you
>
> W-How can you purify water?
>
> W-Is "dirty" water always bad and "clean" water always good?
>
> W-How to make a solar still
>
> W-Other ways to get safe water without burning up the rainforest to do it
>
>
>
>
>
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