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FLIPCHART 9: Protecting water sources
FLIPCHART 9: Ukuvikela imithombo yamanzi
Message: Identifying different water sources and learning about protecting and improving them
Notes to facilitator
1. Look at the picture of the catchment area and discuss how the people in this area could improve their water sources.
Ask questions like:
a. Does wading, bathing or washing clothes have an impact on the river How can the people address this problem
b. Are there pit toilets close to the water source If so, what impact could they have on it
c. Do you think the people living along this river all have access to clean, safe water Why do you think so What do you
think they can do to improve the situation
d. Are there animals at the water source What impact do you think this has on health How can the people protect their
water source from animals
e. Are children urinating in the river What impact do you think this will have How can the people stop this from
happening
Possible answers:
a. Wading and bathing do not really have an impact on water quality but activities using soap or detergents can pollute the water. People can
address this problem by taking water from the river to wash their clothes, rather than washing them in the river.
b. There are pit toilets close to the water source. If these leak into the water then they could cause contamination and spread disease.
c. The people living along this river don’t all have access to clean, safe water. Those living upstream are making the water unsafe for those living
downstream. Possible solutions would be: have a meeting of all the people living in the area to discuss problems and solutions; meet with the
ward councilor who could possibly take the issue to a municipal council meeting.
d. There are animals at the water source. Faeces from the animals could get into the water and spread disease. The people can protect their
water source from animals by building fences.
e. Urinating in the river affects the quality of the water and can also spread disease. The best way of stopping this is to educate children about
why this is bad for the water source and the dangers to the health of the community in general.
Definition box
contaminated: dirty, polluted, infected
Umyalezo: Ukukhomba imithombo ehlukene yamanzi kanye nokufunda ngokuyivikela kanye
nokuyenza ngcono
Amanothi omuntu osizayo
Abantu ababambe iqhaza bangabuka izithombe bese bekhetha izinhlobo ezimbili zezinhlelo zenhlanzeko abazoxoxa ngazo.
1. Bheka isithombe sendawo yokugcina amanzi bese nixoxa ngokuthi abantu kule ndawo bangayenza ngcono kanjani
imithombo yamanzi abo. Buza imibuzo efana nalena:
a. Ingabe ukungena ngezinyawo emanzini, ukugeza noma ukuwasha izimpahla zokugqoka kunomthelela emfuleni Abantu
bangabhekana kanjani nale nkinga
b. Ingabe kukhona amathoyilethe eduze komthombo wamanzi Uma kunjalo, anamthelela muni kuwo
c. Ucabanga ukuthi abantu abahlala eduze kwalo mfula bonke bayawathola amanzi ahlanzekile, aphephile Kungani
ucabanga kanjalo Ucabanga ukuthi bangenzani ukusenza ngcono lesi simo
d. Ingabe kunezilwane emthonjeni wamanzi Ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kunamthelela muni empilweni Abantu bangawuvikela
kanjani umthombo wabo wamanzi ezilwaneni
e. Ingabe izingane zichamela emfuleni Ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzoba namphumela muni Abantu bangakuqeda kanjani
lokhu kungenzeki
Izimpendulo ezinokutholakala:
a. Ukungena ngezinyawo kanye nokubhukuda akunamthelela eqophelweni lamanzi kodwa izinto ezisebenzisa insipho noma izibulali magciwane
kungawangcolisa amanzi. Abantu bangabhekana nalokhu ngokuthi bakhe amanzi okuwasha izimpahla zabo emfuleni, kunokuziwashela
phakathi emfuleni.
b. Kunamathoyilethi emigodi eduzane komthombo wamanzi. Uma kungake kwenzeke la mathoyilethi avuzele emanzini, angabanga ukungcola
bese kwanda izifo.
c. Abantu abahlala ngakulo mfula abanawo bonke amanzi ahlanzekile, aphephile. Labo abahlala ngenhla nomfula benza amanzi ukuthi
angaphephi kulabo abahlala ngezansi. Izixazululo ezinokwenziwa kungaba yilezi: ukuba nomhlangano nabo bonke abantu abahlala
endaweni ukuzoxoxa ngezinkinga kanye nezixazululo; ukuhlangana nekhansela lewadi obekungenzeka lithathe udaba liluse emhlanganweni
womkhandlu kamasipala.
d. Kunezilwane emthonjeni wamanzi. Amakaka ezilwane angangena emanzini bese andisa izifo. Abantu bangavikela umthombo wamanzi abo
ezilwaneni ngokuthi bakhe uthango.
e. Ukuchamela emanzini kuthinta iqophelo lamanzi futhi kungandisa nezifo. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqeda lokhu ukufundisa izingane ukuthi
kubi ngani ukuchamela emthonjeni wamanzi kanye nezingozi empilweni yomphakathi jikelele.
Ibhokisi lezincazelo
ukungcoliseka:udoti, ukungcoliswa, ukungenwa igciwane
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