Protectingthe Source

Where’sthe Soap?

Healthy Habits…

Healthy people

Do “Knot” Passit Along

The Path toHealthy Water

Words ofWisdom

Breaking theChains of

Transmission

Healthy Water

healthy Habits

Healthy People

Illustrations byPeter Grosshauser

A.Pedro'shandspickedupgermsfromfeceswhenhewenttothebathroom.

C.Pedroatefoodwithdirtyhands,spreadingthegermsfromhishandstohismouth. D.Pedrodrankdirtywater,washed

foodwithdirtywateroratewithdishesthathadbeenwashedindirtywater,therebytakingfecalgermsintohisbody.

Therearegermsbothhealthyandunhealthy,allaroundusandinsideourbodies.Thesegerms,alsocalledmicroorganisms,areinvisibletous.Theycanonlybeseenthroughamicroscope.

Somegermscausedisease.Thesedisease-causinggermscangetintoourbodieswhenwedrinkcontaminatedwateroreatcontaminatedfood.

Once upon a time there was a clean water environment. But cities grew bigger, people collected non-recyclabletrash and there were no toilets.

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DirectionsHelpPedropreventthespreadofdiseasebyusingthehealthyhabitsattherightofthepage.Foreachsectioninthediagram,listthehealthyhabitsthatwillstopthespreadofdisease.

Fecal-oral=feces-to-mouth.Germsfromfecescanget

intoyourmouththroughyourhands,foodorwater.

What isfecal-oral

transmission?

Healthy Habits ... Healthy People

The Value of WaterFollow the story in the boxes at the corner of each page to find out how you can protect your water.

Practicing healthy habits helps you avoid exposure to microorganisms that can make you feel sick.

Follow me ...Follow me ...

Microorganisms are like the hot parts of chilies—you can’t see

them but you don’t wantto touch your eye after touching a chili!

Microorganism

Micro = very small

Organism = living thing

hebathroom.

B.FecesenteredPedro’swatersourcesduringheavyrains.Thiscanalsohappenfromdirtydiapersorfrompoorlydesignedsewagesystems(suchaslatrinesnexttorivers).

thatwater, thereby

into his body.

dirtythehands

Washinghandswithsoapandwater

Purifyingwater

Washingfruitsandvegetableswithclean

water

Keepingacleanhouseandespeciallyaclean

kitchen

Disposingofuseddiapersintrashbins—donotallowfecestoenter

watersources

Do "Knot" Pass It AlongDirectionsFindthedifferencesinthetwoscenesbelow.Whichoneofthetwoscenescontainshealthyhabits?Checkyouranswersonthebackcover.

Germsareeverywhere.Eachtimewetouchsomething,wecanspreadgerms—orpickupnewgerms.Washingyourhandswithsoapandwaterfrequentlythroughoutthedaycanhelpwashthesegermsaway.

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Take a Hands Holiday!Fortherestoftheday,sendyourhandsonaholidaybyavoidingtouchinganythingwithyourhands.Useyourhiptopushopenadoor.Moveabookasidewithyourelbow.Takenoteofthethingsyoucouldnotavoidcontactingwithyourhands.Thesearesomeoftheplaceswheregermsgather.

Tokeepfromspreadinggerms,coveryourmouthwiththecrookofyourelboworwithahandkerchiefwhenyousneezeorcough.Ifyoudosneezeintoyourhand,makesuretoimmediatelywashthegermsawaywithsoapandcleanwater.

Follow me ...Follow me ...

The water’s environment became very dirty and unhealthy. People did not care about the water and threw trash into it.

Have a

Handwashing

Party!

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Where's the Soap?Why use soap?• Soapremovesgermsbetterthanjustrubbingyour

handstogetherwithwater.

• Washingyourhandswithsoapcutsyourriskofgeingdiarrheaalmostinhalf!

• Nothingissimplertogetdisease-causinggermsoffyourhandsthanwashingwithsoapandwater.

follow me ...follow me ...

1.GetReady!GetSoap!—Rollupyoursleevesandgetyourhandswet.Rubsoapalloveryourhandsuntilyouhavesomebubblesorfoam.

2.ScrubThoseHands!—Rubyourhandstogetherforatleast20seconds.SingtheHandWashingSongorcountoff20secondstomakesureyougivethesoapplentyoftimetowork!Besuretogetallthepartsofyourhands–front,backandyourwrists.

3.RinseGermsAway!—Pourcleanwateroveryourhands.UseapitcheroraTippyTapifyoudon’thaveaspigotortapwater.Remembertousecleanwaterwhenyourinse!

4.ShakeItDry!—Shakeyourhandsdryoruseacleantowel.

SingtothetuneofLa Cucaracha

LavatusmanosMojatusmanosSiempreusaeljabón

FrotatusmanosPoradelantePoratrás,ylosdedos

YlospulgaresBajolasuñasEnjuágatelasmanos

Lavatusmanos20segundosUsaaguayjabón

Hand Washing Song

Fernando and Claudia noticed that the water was not clean. They decided the community needed to make the water healthy for drinking and bathing.

Youpurifydrinkingwaterforyourfamily.

Advance2spaces.

Breaking the Chains of TransmissionPlay this game to learn about healthy habits!

Youteachfive

peopleinyourcommunityhowtoprotectthewatersource.Allplayersadvancetothenext

bluespace.

Youforgettowashyourhandsbefore

eating.Skipaturn.

Youthrowtrash

intoatrashbin.Advance2

spaces.

Youdrainwaterfrom

thetiresaroundyourhousetokeepmosquitoesaway.

Advance2spaces.

Youwashyourhands

afterusingthebathroom.Advance

tothenextbluespace.

Youusedcleanandcovered

containerstostoreyourhousehold

water.Advance2spaces.

Youforgetto

washyourhandsafterusingthelatrineandgetdiarrhea.GototheHospital.

Youwashyourhands

beforepreparingdinner.Advance

2spaces.

Youturnoffthefaucetafterwashingyourhands.Take

anotherturn.

Yourfamilygets

sickfromeatingrawunwashed

vegetables.Skipaturn.

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How to Play 1.Useasmallobject,suchabottlecaporarock,

asagamepieceforeachplayer.

2.Startfrom“Home”andmovearoundtheboardclockwise.

3.Rolladietodeterminewhowillgofirst.Theplayerwiththehighestnumberstartsthegame.(Ifyoudonothavedicethenyoucanusesix

uncookedbeanswhicharecoloredononeside—tossthebeansandcountthenumberofbeanswiththecolor.)

4.Rollthedieorthrowthebeanstodeterminehowmanyspacestomove.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthespacewhereyouland.Ifyoulandonanopenorbluespace,staythereuntilyournextturn.

6.Rollthedieorthrowthebeansonceperturn.Aftereachplayerisfinished,thenextplayertothelefttakesaturn.

7.Ifyouaresenttothehospitalyoumustreturn“Home”totheStartonyournextturn.

8.Thefirstplayertomakeitfrom“Home”to“School”wins!Youdonotneedtolanddirectlyonthe“School”

spacetowin.

Follow me ...Follow me ...

Yourippeda

holeintheinsectnettingfromyour

bed.Gotothehospitalfordengue

fevertreatment.

Yourclassorganizesawater

cleanupdayinthecommunityandpicksuptrash.Allplayersadvancetothenext

bluespace.

Fernando and Claudia organized a water cleanup day with their school.

They picked up trash and created signs to remind people to throw trash in bins.

Home (Start)

hospitalStart over on your next turn

School (Finish)Congratulations! Now that you're at school, you can

teach other children about healthy habits.

Protecting the SourceDirectionsThescenebelowhasfivehealthyhabitsandthreehabitswhichneedtobefixed.Canyoufindthehealthyhabits?Howcanyoufixanyproblems?UsetheHealthyHouseholdWaterChecklisttohelpguideyou.Checkyouranswersonthebackcover.

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Follow me ...Follow me ...

Fixanyleakingfaucetsorconstantrunningwater.

Turnoffthefaucetsbetweenwashingandwateringsoasnottowastewater.

Purifyalldrinkingwaterinthehousethroughboiling,chemicaltreatmentor

SODIS(solardisinfection).

Placealltrashintrashbins.DONOTALLOWTRASHTOENTERANYWATERSOURCES!

Storewaterinclean andcoveredcontainers.

Buildarainharvestingsystematyourhouseinordertoconserveandgatherhealthywater.

Maintainahealthysewagesystem.Donotthrowpaper,trashordiapersintothetoilet.

Healthy Household Water Checklist

They created posters about how to deposit garbage in the correct bins for disposal or recycling.

Then the school children created a song about keeping the water clean for the community.

The Path to Healthy Water1.Startatthefaucetatthebottomofthepage

andfollowthestepsalongtheyellowpathtolearnabouthealthydrinkingwater.

2.Answeranyquestionsalongthepath.Writethelargeblueletterateachstepalongthepathintothecorrespondingnumberedspaceinthesecretphraseatthetopofthepage.

3.Onceyouhavecompletedthepathtohealthywateryouwillhaveallofthelettersforthesecretphrase.

Directions

Next,purifyyourdrinkingwater.Whatarethethree

waystopurifywater?(continuetosteps2-4)

Howshouldyoustoreyourdrinkingwater?Followthepathtolearnhowtostore

cleandrinkingwatercorrectly.

Start

What is the secret

phrase? Check your answer on the back

cover.

Whatshouldyoudobeforeeatingordrinking?Gotostep7tofindout!

Follow me ...Follow me ...

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PurifyWaterwithSODIS(solardisinfection).Purify3.

Addchemicalstotreatwater.A4.

Storewaterinacleancontainer.Sclean

5.

BefoRetakingwaterfromacontainer,youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwater.

Befo7.

Enjoyhealthydrinkingwater.E8.

(solar(solar

BoilwatertopurifyIt.2.

First,collectwaterinacleancontainer.

1.Thebestcontainertostorewaterinhasacoverandatapatthebottom.

T6.

Soon everyone was protecting the water. Fernando, Claudia and their families had healthy water for drinking and bathing.

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Words of Wisdom

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Theproverbaboutawaterjug(picturedbelow)teachesanimportantlessontous.Wheninterpreteditmeansthatnothinglastsforever.Unlessweconserveandprotectourwatersourcestheycoulddisappear.

Listthreewaysyoucanprotectandconserveyourwatersourcesothatyouandyourfamilymayenjoyhealthywaterformany,manyyears.

Test your water wisdomCheckyouranswersonthebackcover.

1.Whatareacceptablemethodstopurifyyourdrinkingwater?a.Boilingitfor3minutesb.Usingsolardisinfection,knownasSODISc.Usingchemicaltreatmentsuchaschlorined.alloftheabove

2.Youshouldwashyourhandsafterwhichofthefollowingactivities?a.Usingthelatrineb.Cookingricec.Eatingfruit

3.Whichofthefollowingisacommonplacetopickupgermsorpassthemalongonyourhands?a.Latrineb.Doorhandlec.Handshaked.Alloftheabove

4.Whenyouwashyourhands,soapmolecules“grab”ontodirtandgerms,allowingwatertorinsethemaway.TrueorFalse?

5.Afteryou’velatheredupwithsoap,howmanysecondsshouldyouspendvigorouslywashingyourhands?a.Atleast20b.Notmorethan30c.60

6.Whichactivitiesrequirepurifiedwater?a.Drinkingandbrushingteethb.Washingdishesandsilverwarec.Washingfruitsandvegetablesthatwillbeeatenrawd.Alloftheabove

7.Awatersourceisapersonwhosellsbottledwater.TrueorFalse?

A jug

carr

ies wa

ter until

its handle breaks of .

Sígame...Sígame...

Throwtrashintobins

Turnofffaucetswhenfinishedwithwater

Disposeofdirtyrinsewaterawayfromwatersources

Cleanuptrasharoundariver

Donotallowfecestoenterwatersources

The water was a clean environment again. How can you keep your water source healthy?(answers on back cover)

Thesceneontheleftshowshabitsthatneedfixingcircledinblue.Thesceneontherightshowshealthyhabitscircledinred.

Project WET FoundationMission: To reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. We invite you to join us in educating children about the most precious resource on the planet — water.www.projectwet.org

Thank you to all who contributed to the development of this publication.

© 2011 UN HABITAT and Project WET Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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The Path to Healthy Water, pages 12-133Thesecretphraseis:WATERisLIFE

Test of water wisdom, pages 14-151. d.alloftheabove2. a.YoushouldwashyourhandsAFTERusing

thelatrineandBEFOREcookingriceoreating.However,ifyoutouchrawmeetbesuretowashyourhandsafterwards,aswell.Remember,youcanalwayswashyourhandsanytime!

3. d.alloftheabove4. True.Soapmoleculesareattractedtodirt

andgermsononeendandwaterontheotherend,allowingthesoapto“grab”moleculesandwashthemaway.

5. a.atleast206. d.alloftheabove7. False.Awatersourceisthesupplyofwater

foracommunity,suchasariver,groundwaterorrainwater.

Howcanyoukeepwatersourceshealthyforthefuture?• Throwtrashintoatrashbins• Turnofffaucetswhenyouarefinishedwith

thewater• Disposeofdirtyrinsewaterawayfromwater

sources• Cleanuptrasharoundariver• Maintainlatrinesawayfromwatersources• Donotallowfecestoenterwatersources

Project Team:Julia Nelson, Project Manager, Project WET FoundationJohn Etgen, Project Leader, Project WET FoundationDennis Nelson, President and CEO/ Science methods contributor, Project WET FoundationMeg Long, Financial Management, Project WET FoundationAndre Dzikus, Chief of Water and Sanitation Branch, UN-HABITATVictor Arroyo, Chief Technical Advisor of Water and Sanitation Branch for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-HABITAT

Healthy Habits…Healthy People, pages 2-31. Washinghands2. Washinghands3. Disposeofdirtydiapersintrashbins4. Purifyingwater,Washingfruitsandvegetableswithcleanwater *Inadditiontothehabitsmentionedhere,keepingacleanhousecanhelpstopthespreadofdiseases.

Protecting the Source, pages 10-11HealthyHabitsarecircledinred;habitsthatneedfixingarecircledinblue.

Answer Key

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Mission: To promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.www.unhabitat.org

Reviewers:Kristen Tripp, Sandra DeYonge, Morgan Perlson, Molly Ward, Linda Hveem

Designed by Abby McMillen, folk dog artIllustrated by Peter GrosshausertField tested by teachers and students in C.E. Quezaltepec y C.E. Lotipicación Santa Carlota, El Salvador; Litoral in Patacamaya, Bolivia; IEFEMP in Quibdó, Colombia; and E.E. José Carlos Mariátegui in Huancayo, Perú

HealthyHabits• PurifyingwaterusingSODIS,chemical

(chlorine)treatmentandboilingwater• Storingwaterinaclean,coveredcontainer• Alltrashiscontainedinacoveredtrashbin• Thehousehasacoveredrainwaterharvesting

system

Habitstofix• Leakingshowerhead• Throwingtrashinthetoilet• Lettingthewaterrunwhilewashing

Do “Knot” Pass it Along, pages 4-5