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l Steps individuals and communities can take to conserve water and ensure sanitation.
l Bright, engaging visuals, with a tagline like, “Water is Life – Save It, Share It, Sustain It!”
You can use various templates available on Canva, or https://photoadking.com. A sample is as
follows:

Use a bucket when
washing vehicles Collect rainwater

Switch from a continuously Establish the habit of
flowing water hose to a
collecting rainwater by
water-filled bucket when placing containers outside
washing your car or bike
your house, and use this
water to irrigate plans
around your home.

Turn off taps when
Use toilets wisely not in use
TIPS
When using the toilet, use WORLD WATER DAY
In your daily routine, always
partial flush for urination or TO SAVE WATER turn off taps when not in use,
light use and full flush only such as when brushing your
for heavier use.
AT HOME teeth or washing dishes

With

6 SIMPLE HABITS

Use efficient
Shorten shower time garden sprinklers

Reducing shower time by Switch to using effective
even 1 minute saves about water sprinklers and save
2.1 gallons of water 50% water.

Points to keep in mind:

For clarity,
l Students could brainstorm and generate ideas for potential creative solutions by drawing them out and
labelling or numbering them.
l Students may also create a matrix with a list of these potential solutions as the horizontal axis representing
“easy to implement vs. difficult to implement” and the vertical axis representing “low communication vs.
high communication.”

l Lastly, compile all of the excellent suggestions into a shortlist and rank them according to how well they
communicate and how simple they are to execute.

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