H2O for Life

Time 2020-09-12 03:03:17

Web Name: H2O for Life

WebSite: http://www.h2oforlifeschools.org

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Service-Learning Resources Download free educational resources and implement service at home.Our MissionH2O for Life offers a service-learning opportunity designed to engage, educate and inspire youth to take action to solve the global water crisis by raising awareness and funds to support implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene education projects for global partner schoolsLearn More August 11H2O for Life Launches Free ‘Water Guardians’ Program To Help Inspire Young Water Advocates To Get ActiveJourney Down the Mississippi Teaches Kids How to Investigate Local and Global Water IssuesH2O for Life, sponsored by The Manitou Fund, Launches Free ‘Water Guardians’ Program To Help Inspire Young Water Advocates To Get ActiveSt. Paul, MN. — As many parents and educators plan to teach kids at home this fall, H2O for Life — a nonprofit that activates youth to help fight the global water crisis — has launched Water Guardians, a free online curriculum for 5th to 8th grade students consisting of five lesson plans that take learners from the start of the Mississippi River, down to the Gulf of Mexico, and off to other parts of the world. During the journey, students learn about the global water crisis and are encouraged to take action locally and globally.“The lessons in Water Guardians include a combination of online exercises, worksheets, and animated videos narrated by Nia, an energetic and motivational young water advocate,” says Water Guardians Program Manager Laura Skubic. “H2O for Life is excited to be able to offer this program during this unprecedented time when teachers are looking for fresh online content that motivates kids to learn and take action.”In one of the Water Guardians lessons, Nia welcomes students to the Gulf of Mexico where the Mississippi River opens up to the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and to the wider world. Now that they’ve navigated the length of the Mississippi and explored what affects water locally, students are assigned one of six stories to read so they can see how students in areas of India, Kenya, Nicaragua, or Uganda experience water-related issues.H2O for Life provides a service-learning opportunity that helps teachers students raise awareness about the global water crisis. Since 2007, nearly 1 million students from H2O for Life schools around the United States have supported water, sanitation, and hygiene education projects for partner schools in the developing world.For more information or to arrange an interview, contact Laura Skubic, Water Guardians Program Manager, at laura@h2oforlifeschools.org.Fundraising IdeasFrom a school-wide walk for water to a classroom penny war, here are ten simple ideas to kickstart your H2O for Life project.View Ideas Explore Our Lesson PlansWhether you’re an elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher, we have lesson plans for you.All of our lesson plans are free.View Lesson Plans Projects in NeedH2O for Life has many projects available all around the world, but here are 3 that are most in need right now. VIEW MOREEbukhayi Primary School was established by community parents in 1998. It was taken over by the government in 2013 when primary education was mandated free. With the additional government funding, the school population grew from 84 students to the 515 students it has today.Students learn mathematics, English, Kiswahili, science, religion, and social studies. There are extracurricular clubs, such as scouting and a young farmers club, that meet each Tuesday afternoon.The students arrive at school at 7 am when they start general cleaning chores. The students also use this time to go to the river that’s about one kilometer away. Some also bring water from home in the morning. They use some of this water to clean the classrooms before classes start at 8 am. They break for lunch at 12:40 pm and resume afternoon classes at 2 pm.On any typical day in the school year, 800 students and teachers arrive at Mitala Maria Primary School for a full day of lessons, play time, and exams without any source of clean drinking water within their reach. Despite there being two rainwater collection systems near the school grounds, students and staff are only permitted to use the lesser of the two systems, which was poorly constructed in the 1990’s and now has substantial leaks. For a period of time, the school also attempted to meet the water needs of its many students by connecting the school to the piped national water system, but quickly found the high cost to be far too heavy of a financial burden. With no other viable option in sight, the school’s young children are forced to cross roadways and walk for nearly a mile through dangerous bush to a protected spring box, where the water is of poor quality. To provide relief for these significant health and safety challenges facing Mitala Maria Primary School’s 800 students and staff, we want to provide a critical investment in their water supply through the installation of a rainwater collection system.Escuela Luis Daniel Fonseca is located in the Community of El Canton, in the Municipality of Danli in El Paraiso. The school has piped water, but it’s untreated and not safe to drink. There is only one latrine which is in terrible condition and the children have no place to wash their hands.Due to COVID-19, many H2O for Life schools are unable to raise funds for theirpartner schools as they had planned this year. Because of thisunfortunate situation, as of today, we need to raise $94,430 in orderto complete the 60 projects that have been pledged.As a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) organization, education on diseaseprevention is a core part of the work we do.

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