1. Give communities a harvest to celebrate
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
Use this presentation to involve your group in WaterAid’s 2019 Harvest Appeal.
You will need the stories of Ruth and Ivy and the Harvest Appeal film (available at

2. Growing your own food Harvest
Harvest is a time to celebrate the food we have and to remember those not so fortunate. If you grow your own food, how important water is for that? Do different plants need different amounts of water?
Harvest
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
You can discuss how important water is for growing food and cooking, what plants need the most water, where do people get water from for their plants?

3. Crops and plants around the world – how much water do they need?
Lentils
Rice
Potatoes
maize
Maize
Cashew
Tomatoes
Wheat
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
With your group, try matching the crops and vegetables shown on the slide to how much water is needed to produce them.
Answers:
1 kg tomatoes = 214 litres of water
1 kg potatoes = 287 litres of water
1 kg maize = 1,222 litres of water
1 kg wheat = 1,827 litres of water
1 kg rice = 2,497 litres of water
1 kg lentils = 5,874 litres of water
1 kg cashew nuts = 14,218 litres of water
Source:

4. Zambia Growing your own food
In Zambia, 1 in 3 people don’t have clean water and more than half of the population don't have access to a decent toilet. As rains become more unpredictable, families like Ruth’s struggle to grow enough food.
Zambia
WaterAid/ Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
With your group, you can imagine you live in a hot, dry village in Zambia where rains keep failing, and you are a farmer. What would you grow? Which crops would you choose? Where would you get water from for the crops and how would you get it there?

5. It’s all thanks to water that we are able to eat delicious food.
WaterAid
Clean water Decent toilets Good hygiene
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid works in some of the world’s poorest communities to deliver clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. They believe that clean water should be normal for everyone, everywhere.

6. Growing your own food Ruth
Ruth, 52, lives in Mabula village, Zambia. The village’s main water source is the Ngweze river, an hour walk away, giving dirty water and causing waterborne diseases. Ruth’s dream to have a garden, grow vegetables and earn an income remains impossible without clean water.
Ruth
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
You’ll find Ruth’s story in more detail at wateraid.org/uk/harvest

7. Growing your own food Ivy
Ivy, 35, lives in Milimo village, Zambia. WaterAid installed a borehole in her village two years ago, inspiring the community to start a vegetable garden. The garden is flourishing, members of the community share tasks, have enough to eat, earn an income, families are healthier and financially secure.
Ivy
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
You’ll find Ivy’s story in more detail at wateraid.org/uk/harvest

8. Give communities a harvest worth celebrating
Give communities a harvest worth celebrating
WaterAid/Chileshe Chanda
By supporting WaterAid this harvest, you can make sure other families like Ivy’s have a harvest to celebrate too.