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Bring the Change!                                                           Goal  6  Water and
                                                                                                                     Clean

                             Sustainable Development Goals                                                        sanitation


                 #Sanitation

                   Many diseases are spread by not washing hands properly. Look at the pictures and learn to

                   wash your hands in a better way to prevent illnesses and spread of infections to others.









                      Rub hands        Scrub       Rub the backs       Clean          Wash          Rinse      Dry with a
                       palm to     between your   of fingers on the   thumbs       fingernails      hands      single use
                        palm          fingers      opposing palms                 and fingertips                 towel


                A. Complete the sentences using the words given below.

                                                   Hints hands, diseases, germs, objects


                    1.   We frequently touch our eyes, nose, and mouth.                          can get into our body

                        through the eyes, nose and mouth and make us sick.
                    2.  Germs from unwashed                         can get into foods or drinks and make us sick.

                    3.   Germs can be transferred to other                         and then transferred to another
                        person’s hands.
                    4.  Removing germs through handwashing helps prevent spreading of                              .

                B.  Find out the names of at least three diseases and their symptoms that are spread

                    through germs.

                                            Disease Name                                    Symptoms

                       1.
                       2.

                       3.

                      What is Sustainable Development?
                         The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015
                     to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030 to empower the
                     people globally.
                         Practising sustainability empowers children to explore values and develop respect towards nature, laying
                     the foundation for an environmentally responsible adulthood in the near future.
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