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In this series of activities, participants consider the fact that the less water you have, the more valuable it becomes.

MATERIALS NEEDED

ACTIVITY STEPS

Copies of Resource One, “Water World Photos,” one for every two participants

Art materials including scissors, glue, glitter, and markers

Copies of Resource Two, “Water Jumble Cards,” one set for each participant

Copies of Resource Three, “Water World Identity Cards,” one set for each group of five participants

One-liter bottle of water

Have the participants divide into pairs. Give each pair a set of the photos you’ve copied and trimmed from Resource 1, “Water World Photos. Invite participants to play a game of “I Spy” by identifying the following things:

• Wateruses

• Watersources

• Waysofcollectingwater

Draw comparisons between the use of water in the photos from the U.S. and those in the photos from Niger. Ask:

• Whatarethedifferences?

• Wheredoeswaterseemtobemorevaluable?Whymightthisbe?

• Whatmakesyouthinkthis?

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Ask each pair to create captions for each photo. Then invite them to display the photos on a wall in order of how important they are. Ask which of these things people could not live without.

Give each participant a set of the Water Jumble Cards and ask them to match the water problems with the solutions.

Divide the participants into groups of five and give a different Water World Identity Card to each person in the group. Explain that each card provides information about the use of the water in the bottle you are holding. Unfortunately there is not enough water for everyone in this game. So each player’s job is to give a convincing reason why they should get the water instead of someone else. Allow a few minutes for them to read their card and think of their reason.

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ACTIVITY STEPS (continued)

Tell participants to imagine they are in a courtroom. Ask a couple of the groups to give their reasons to a “jury” who will vote to decide who should get the water. Encourage one person from the “jury” to explain why they decided as they did. Allow another jury member to physically give the water to the chosen person, saying, “Congratulations, you are getting water. Use it wisely.”

Encourage feedback from the participants about the exercise.

• Howdidtheyfeelwhentheirrequestforwaterwasacceptedorrejected?

• Wasanybodysurprisedatwhogotthewater?

• Wasanybodyshockedthatonlyonepersongot the water when several reasons seemed equallyimportant?

Hold up the bottle of water and explain that at least 50 times this amount of water is needed by every person every day to meet basic needs such as making meals, drinking, bathing and washing hands, and using the toilet. But in some countries like the United States, people have over 200 times the amount of water every day, whereas in places like Niger, water is so scarce thatmanypeoplehavetheequivalentofonlya few bottles a day and are forced to decide which of their water needs is more important, often hurting their health.

To extend this activity, add a drama component, encouraging participants to create a story for the character they are representing by imagining their life—their likes, dislikes, personality, etc. You may wish to create scripts and use props and stage-setting. Before you begin the activity, you may wish to explain any vocabulary that is unfamiliar to the participants.

Refer the participants back to the Water Jumble Cards. Give them the art supplies you have gathered and invite them to customize their cards.

Conclude the session by inviting the participants to join you in prayer. Pray for those in need of access to clean water. Pray for the day when everyone, regardless of where they live, will have safe and plentiful water sources.

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Resource One

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Resource Two


To cut out and jumble. See activity plan.

Dirty watercan containGuinea worms

Drinking througha special �lterpipe stops Guinea worm infection

Collecting water from thewell can take along time

Clean, safe water near to homesgives children time for school

Animals canpollute wells

Covering the well and havinga tap can stopwater pollution

Even wellwater can be too salty to drink

Fresh rainwater can becollected inspecial water tanks

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Resource Three


AdamouWHO?

My name is Eila. I am a girlfrom Kenya.

WHY?

I need clean water to drink becausethe river is nearly dry. There has been no rain for nearly three years.

WHAT?

This water is for my family.

If I cannot have it I will have to digin the sand and �nd my own water.

I will use a cup to get the water out.This water is not nice to drink.

WHO?

My name is Adamou. I am a boy from Niger.

WHY?

I need clean water to wash with.

WHAT?

This water is for me and all myfriends.

If we cannot have it we will not be able to stay clean.

Infection can spread from person to person and make us blind.

WHO?

My name is Eric. I am a manfrom Senegal.

WHY?

I need clean water to grow my crops.

WHAT?

This water is for my farm.

If I cannot have it I will spend allmy time getting water from the well.

I will have no time to grow my plants or feed my animals. I will notmake any money.

WHO?

My name is Dal. I am a boy from Sudan.

WHY?

I need clean water to drink becausethe river is full of Guinea worms.

WHAT?

This water is for my family.

If we cannot have it I will have togive them dirty water.

The worms will grow inside theirtummies and make them ill.

WHO?

My name is Mary. I am a womanfrom America.

WHY?

I need clean water for my washing machine. Then I can wash my clothes really quickly.

WHAT?

This water is for hygiene.

If I cannot have it I can turn onthe tap and get as much as I need.

WHO?

My name is Martin. I am a man from France.

WHY?

I need clean water to wash food.I sell this food in my restaurant.

WHAT?

This water is for food preparation.

If I cannot have it I can turn onthe tap and get as much as I need.

Eila

Dal Eric

Martin Mary

To cut out and jumble. See activity plan.

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