1. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 1 Title [teachers’ notes beneath each slide] Man sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper during a flood, England PHOTO: COBBING/GREENPEACE

2. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 2 Rainfall in the UK Elderly residents of a flooded village, England PHOTO: COBBING/GREENPEACE

3. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 3 What is drought?

4. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 4 Why is the UK in drought?

5. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 5 Who is most affected by drought in The Gambia? Jewo, from The Gambia, with children from her village PHOTO: ACTIONAID

6. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 6 What is the climate like in The Gambia? Villagers, The Gambia PHOTO: ACTIONAID

7. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 7 How are people coping with the shortage of food? Women preparing vegetables for ‘Hirambeh’, Senegal PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

8. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 8 How are people coping with the shortage of food? Babily, from Senegal, with the traditional bamboo chairs he makes PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID Sira Sagna, from Senegal, preparing a dinner of bean and spate leaves mixed with semolina PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

9. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 9 How are people coping with the shortage of food? Sira, from the Senegal, making diampe, a traditional washing sponge PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

10. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 10 What are the solutions? Nieri Ko river during the dry season, Senegal PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

11. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 11 Short-term solutions Man holding a bag of food handed out as part of relief efforts, Senegal PHOTO: ACTIONAID

12. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 12 Rainfall in India Woman in a forest, India PHOTO: TOM PIETRASIKACTIONAID “We had an unprecedented hail storm. Local farmers are devastated. The flowers have all fallen off the bitter gourd vines, mangoes have been knocked down by the hail stones, fruit trees damaged, crops lost, tea badly damaged too.” Mari, India

13. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 13 Climate change Woman collecting water from a dried up watering hole, Kenya PHOTO: ACTIONAID

14. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 14 What do we use water for? Girl filling a watering can PHOTO: DAVID ROSE/PANOS/ACTIONAID Girl drinking water PHOTO: LIBA TAYLOR/ACTIONAID Children cooking PHOTO: FARY CALTON/ACTIONAID Shower PHOTO: AUBREY WADE/ACTIONAID

15. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 15 How can we save water? Jug of water PHOTO: ACTIONAID Water butt PHOTO: KRISTIAN BUSS/ACTIONAID Brushing teeth PHOTO: SOUTHERN WATER Shower timer PHOTO: THAMES WATER

16. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 16 What can I do? Fundraising ideas High school musical: hold an x-factor style talent show. Dress up (or down) for the day at school. Countdown: organise a spelling and maths competition at school. Book up: run a sponsored book read in school, or a book swap or sale. Go online! Set up a page on our fundraising website www.myactionaid.org.uk where you can collect donations, share ideas and upload photos. PowerDown at school

17. ActionAid schools | JUNE 2012 | 17 Title [teachers’ notes beneath each slide] For further information visit: www.actionaid.org.uk/schools