Livingstone Primary School in November 2008 raised an amazing $760 as part of the S.E.E.D. Project, which they generously donated to CARE4Kids (ISA) in Uganda. A team of students participated in a pilot project that was facilitated by Whitehorse School, focused Youth Service and the City of Whitehorse.
The topic was “Sanitation”. S.E.E.D. stands for Students, Engaging, Exploring and Doing.
1. The students started planning events to raise awareness.
2. The “doing stage” where plans were actioned. This involved teamwork and collaboration with lots of hard work throughout the whole project.
HOW CAN WE HELP? WE CAN EDUCATE, WE CAN CONTRBUTE!
Good Sanitation involves: Having effective toilet facilities, Access to clean water, Sound hygiene practices.
Good sanitation minimises the risk of spreading germs. Clean water and good sanitation is foundational to increase life expectancy for children and maternal health. ISAA are working closely with national and international partners, international organisations, national leadership and NGO’s to deliver safe and effective sanitation to the Jinja district, Uganda, East Africa.
Awareness of good sanitation is important! Millions of people are dying each year due to poor sanitation. Many people do not have access to toilets, clean water and appropriate education/training. In developing countries poor sanitation can lead to Diarrhoea, severe dehydration and death.
Of the Global population: Over 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, Over 2.6 billion lack access to basic sanitation, 5000 children under 5 die every day from Diarrhoea (lack of sanitation and hygiene), Women and girls risk indignity and sexual harassment because of lack of latrines and attempting to access clean water, Streams, rivers and lakes are polluted as sewerage flows directly into them, exposing billions of people to sickness and disease, a root cause of unsafe water.