ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE:
Water management is a priority in our dry country because of:
- Scarcity and uneven distribution
- Increasing demand for water
- Decreasing water quality and supply
Water-saving Facilities
To reduce water wasting in our bathroom facilities, we have no taps that can be opened and left running. Instead there is a tank with limited water which participants can use for the bucket showers, brushing their teeth and washing their face and hands. The Centre has long-drop composting toilets instead of flush toilets.
Water Use Monitoring
Participants count the group’s water use on a daily basis using water meters and the water tanks. Children gain experience in how to measure their own personal water consumption.
Water-friendly Actions
NaDEET Centre provides a water bottle for each participant to use throughout the programme. Cleaning of the kitchen and dishes is done in small teams to reduce water use and water is reused for the compost.
What Can You Do At Home
- Turn off the tap when it is not in use
- Fix leaking taps and pipes
- Use a low-water use toilet or put a brick in the toilet cistern
- Turn off the water during a shower while washing
- Water your garden in the early morning or evening All of these ideas help to save our precious resource!
Water Activities
Through various activities learners explore the water cycle. Children at NaDEET also study indivdual processes specifically important in a desert environment, such as transpiration.
