GG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CONDUCTS A WORKSHOP BY WATER AID
ORGANISATION
DATE: 03/12/13
Education is a means to alleviate poverty and
engineer social change. GG International School understands it very well. Various
workshops are organised by the school to sensitize students so that they become
sensitive citizens of tomorrow.
Water Aid Organisation
conducted one such workshop on 3rd of December 2013. Water Aid is an international non-governmental
organisation focused exclusively on improving poor people’s access to safe
water, improved hygiene and sanitation. They believe in the saying “Service to humanity is service to God.” Students from std. IV to VIII
participated in the workshop.
Spokesperson Ms. Anagha Tone introduced the session
by asking question related to uses of water. Mr. Sagar discussed about the
amount of water we use every day in cities and in villages. Students were
surprised to learn that they use approximately 275 Litres of water per person
in cities whereas in villages people don`t even get 20 Litres of safe water to
drink.
Ms.
Varsha another spokesperson from Africa explained various ways to store
rainwater in a very low cost. She even explained the ways in which we can reuse
the water after filtration for various other
purposes.
Students
learnt how to conserve water from this interactive session and promised that
they will not waste water. They even vowed to spread the importance of proper
sanitation and hygiene.
