PRESENTED BY L.D. MABASO

Old School

New School

SCHOOL PROFILEOttawa Primary School serves learners from

the impoverish areas of Amaoti, Zwelisha and Amaotana which are in formal settlements.

Their source of water in the community is a communal tap that serves more than 200 households.

The condition in and around the school is very unhygienic the place is filthy

LAND POLLUTION

ObjectivesTo highlight the sources of water pollution in

informal settlementsTo teach learners and the community about

the possible dangers of water contaminated to health

To teach learners about the dangers of Land pollution

WASTED WATER

InvestigationIn our school it was

found that most learners were suffering from diarrhoea and skin related condition.

We conducted an investigation to determine the cause.

During our investigation it was found that at home our learners use water from a communal tap.

CLEANING CAMPAIGNGrade 4 were cleaning

near the school, the sport is used as a dumping site by the community.

CLEANING CAMPAIGN-CONT.

ChallengesWater from the communal tap is collected

using buckets or containers, which are not always clean and not covered to protect the water from being polluted.

From the tap there are many possibilities of water being contaminated e.g. coming into contact with a dirty bucket or container, hands, dust etc

Challenges-ContinuedCommunal taps are not protected any one

even animals can come into contact with the tap and be a source of contamination.

If water is contaminated it can easily spread bacteria or any other organism to a number of people in a very short space of time.

A filthy place can easily spread diseases to an unhealthy community.

Shortage of Water

SOLUTIONSWe started a health education programme

where learners are educated about the hygienic handling of water including the following:

The cleaning of buckets or containers used to collect water.

Prevention of bodily contact with clean drinking water.

Curriculum LinkNatural SciencesLO 3 : Science, Society and the environmentAS 4.3.2.: Understand the impact of science

and technology

INTERGRATIONEMS : LO 1 , AS 4.1.1.TECHNOLOGY : LO 1, AS 4.1.3.MATHEMATICS : LO 1, AS 4.1.8.

Solutions from the staff

Presentation to the Principal

Learners were addressed about Pollution that threatens our lives

Grade-R washing handsWashing of hands before

touching food Because water borne

diseases are associated with poverty we also encouraged or taught our learners to start vegetable gardens at school.

RECOMMENDATIONSWe would like to involve all members of the

community in the project to ensure that the message is spread to all.

We also want to include the local leaders councillors and religious leaders

We would also like to involve Government Departments such as Water affairs and Forestry and Environmental

Water channelled to school gardens

Grades - Gardens

School benefitLearners collect water

from the nearby stream to use it for watering school gardens.

CONCLUSIONSAfter this project a significant decrease in

diarrhoea related sicknesses was observed.Absenteeism by our learners has been

reduced

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