What are the people doing? Why are they getting water from here? What problems may occur as a result of getting water from here? World Water Problems

Which would you rather drink?

What do we use water for? Try to think of SEVEN things we might use water for throughout our daily routines. Drinking Starter: How important is water to us in our daily lives?

 To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water. Learning objective

Problems with Dirty Water LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

Did you know? 1.4 billion people around the world do not have access to clean safe drinking water. That includes over 40% of the people in Ghana. Water-related disease is the biggest killer of children worldwide.

Meet Napoga: Problems with Dirty Water Napoga lives in Ghana. She thinks she is 12, but she does not know for sure. And this is her family’s water supply, for drinking, cooking and washing. She has already been here collecting water for over three hours. The water bucket looks very muddy, but far worse than the mud are the things you can’t see: bacteria that causes diarrhoea, typhoid, and cholera; and tiny eggs that grow into worms inside you, leading to disease. LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

What can be done to help? With the help from a UK charity called WaterAid many people in villages within Ghana are digging wells. LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.

Watch the Water for Life film, produced by Water Aid and answer: 1.What are the problems with dirty water? 2.What specific countries does the video mention? 3.What solutions has Water Aid come up with? 4.What good things come from having clean water in LEDCs? LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

How a water pump works LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

Rich World, Poor world: Year 9 Assessment Study the posters advertising Water Aid. They use simple ideas and pictures to persuade people to donate money to their charity. In pairs, answer: 1.What do you like about the posters? 2.Would seeing this poster make you want to donate to Wateraid? 3.What would you change about the posters? LO: To appreciate how peoples’ lives can be affected by access to fresh water.

You are going to design a leaflet that will persuade people to give money to Water Aid. The money is then going to be sent to Ghana to help with the water crisis there. Your leaflet needs to be on A4 paper and should contain: o A logo for Water Aid o An eye catching design (picture or photo) o Reasons why LEDCs need aid o How the money will be used. Words you could use: Sustainable, MEDC, LEDC, development, Aid Resources to use: Geog. 3, atlas.

Grade E You show that Ghana is a LEDC and do this by comparing it to the UK or another MEDC. You have an eye-catching design to your poster. Grade D As well as the above, your design is carefully thought out and you include development indicators as part of your persuasion to the reader to donate money. You mention how the money will be used. Grade C You include more than one reason why Ghana needs Water Aid or you explain those reasons in detail. You use key terms in the correct places. You design a new Water Aid slogan. Grade B You also include the concept of sustainability and examine or use the Rich North/Poor South idea. You also use lots of key terms correctly. Grade A You include all of the above in detail. Your poster is eye-catching and informative and may explain the problems of water scarcity and gives reasons why Ghana is a LEDC. You may have consulted the Water Aid Internet site to help you.