POLLUTION AS AN IMPACT OF SOCIAL AND LIVELIHOOD
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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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