Chartwell Elementary Walk for Water Info and Appeal May 2015

2. Chartwell’s
Walk
for
Water
Initiative
• May
9th
K-­‐5
• June
8th
:
Right
to
Play
Team
and
Gr
6-­‐7
Leadership

3. Water
Changes
Everything…

4. Talking
about
WATER…
— Where
do
we
get
our
water
from??
— Taps,
water
fountains
— We
buy
it
in
bottles..big
and
small
— Lakes,
reservoirs,
springs…
— Filtered,
cleaned,
even
has
additives
to
make
it
healthier!

5. Percentage
of
world
popula:on
without
reasonable
access
to
safe
drinking
water.
www.theglobaleduca.onproject.org
“More
than
5
million
people,
most
of
them
kids,
die
every
year
from
illnesses
caused
by
drinking
poor
quality
water”
Blue
Gold",
2001,
Maude
Barlow,
www.canadians.org;

6. Some
more
water
facts…
— Did
you
know?
— Nearly
1
Billion
people
still
do
not
have
access
to
safe,
clean
drinking
water;
— (over
1/6
th
of
the
Earth’s
population)
— Did
you
know…?
— That
over
2.6
Billion
people
live
without
proper
sanitation
because

7. A
precious
resource…
— 900,000,000
=
no
drinking
water
— 2,600,000,000
=
no
sanitation

8. A
precious
resource…not
available
to
all
— There
are
thousands
of
children
around
the
world
that
spend
their
entire
day
collecting
water
— …And
sometimes
the
water
they
bring
home
is
not
even
safe
to
drink

9. The
responsibility
falls
on
kids…
— 18.5
L
=
18.5
Kg
— 18.5
KG
=
40.785
lbs

10. A
precious
resource…not
available
to
all
— Instead
of
going
to
school,
kids
have
the
responsibility
of
fetching
water…
— Kids
in
many
countries
forgo
education
and
other
opportunities
because
of
this
burden.

11. A
precious
resource…
— Let’s
think
about
how
other
people
get
their
water?
— How
do
we
get
our
water?
— Is
it
clean
or
dirty?
— Do
we
walk
far
to
get
it?

12. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
Solange
Tuyishime
spent
her
early
childhood
in
Rwanda,
enjoying
the
same
things
most
kids
do
— …
playing
with
friends,
going
to
school,
and
spending
time
with
family.

13. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
— But
in
1994,
at
age
12,
Solange
and
her
family
were
forced
to
flee
their
home
due
to
the
civil
war
and
genocide.
— Along
with
thousands
of
others,
Solange,
her
parents
and
two
younger
brothers
travelled
for
days
seeking
safety
in
neighbouring
Congo.

14. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
— They
eventually
settled
in
a
cluster
of
tents
outside
one
of
the
refugee
camps.
— Solange
was
forced
to
grow
up
faster
than
most
children
her
age.
— As
the
eldest
child,
one
of
her
responsibilities
was
to
ensure
the
family
had
enough
clean
water.

15. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
Every
two
days,
she
and
other
children
would
have
to
travel
for
4
to
5
hours
at
a
time
in
search
of
the
water
needed
for
drinking,
cooking,
cleaning
and
bathing.

16. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
On
each
trip,
Solange
would
have
to
carry
a
20L
water
container
on
her
back
and
a
10L
container
in
each
hand,
weighing
more
than
100
pounds!

17. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
The
trips
were
often
dangerous,
so
children
would
walk
in
groups
of
4
or
5
for
safety.
It
was
common
for
kids
to
be
threatened
by
wild
animals,
criminals
or
simply
by
getting
lost
in
the
dark
on
their
way
home.

18. How
UNICEF
helped
Solange…
Solange
and
her
family
came
to
know
UNICEF
(United
Nations
Children’s
Fund)
when
it
was
providing
tents,
food,
groundsheets
and
water
containers
for
Rwandan
refugees
in
the
Congo
camps.
.

19. How
UNICEF
helped
Solange…
Luckily
,
Solange’s
mother
worked
with
UNICEF
(United
Nations
Children’s
Fund)
in
one
of
the
refugee
camps,
drawing
on
her
work
experience
in
nutritional
centers
and
hospitals,
where
she
helped
hospital
patients
and
children
suffering
from
malnutrition.
.

20. How
UNICEF
helped
Solange…
Eventually,
Solange
and
her
family
immigrated
to
Canada,
settling
in
the
province
of
New
Brunswick…on
Canada’s
east
coast

21. Solange’s
story
and
happy
ending…
Eventually,
Solange
and
her
family
immigrated
to
Canada,
settling
in
New
Brunswick…

22. Where
are
they
now?
Solange
Tuyshime:
UNICEF
Canada
Ambassador
Now
28
years
old,
she
has…
— graduated
with
a
Masters
in
public
communications,
— dedicated
countless
volunteer
hours
to
local
community
and
human
rights
organizations,
— won
numerous
scholarships,
athletic
and
academic
awards
and
—
been
crowned
Miss
Canada
Galaxy
2011.
— ..and
is
a
UNICEF
Ambassador

23. Sharing
the
Story
of
Solange…
Solange
has
been
named
a
UNICEF
Canada
Ambassador
and
helps
to
raise
awareness
and
funds
for
children
and
their
families
to
have
access
to
clean
water
and
sanitation
practices.
BUT
WANT
CAN
WE
DO
TO
HELP
&
RAISE
AWARENESS
FOR
THOSE

24. UNICEF
Walk
for
Water:
Fri
May
8th
for
Grades
K-­‐5
— WHAT?
— As
part
of
Chartwell’s
Rights
Respecting
Schools
Initiative
to
support
fresh
water
access
to
people
in
Kenya….we
will
be
holding
a
Walk
for
Water
event
— WHY?
— To
build
our
sense
of
GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIP
and
RAISE
AWARENESS
about
water
conservation
and
to
raise
donations
to
help
kids
around
the
world!

25. Chartwell
Walk
for
Water:
May
8th
KG
–
Gr
4/5
— WHEN
and
WHAT?
— Kick
Off
Assembly
on
Wed
April
29th
— Fundraising
Campaign
May
4th–
May
8th
— K-­‐5
Walk
for
Water
May
8th

26. UNICEF
Walk
for
Water:
May
8th
TO
DO:
KG
-­‐
5
— A
notice
and
permission
form
will
go
home
this
week
— Seeking
Donation
of
5
dollars
per
family;
— Seek
out
further
sponsors;
family
friends,
neighbours,
relatives,
etc.
for
a
dollar
to
sponsor
your
Walk
for
Water
— Bring
a
4L
empty
milk
jug
from
home

27. Charity
Family
Pancake
Breakfast:
Thurs
May
14th
7:30
–
8:45
am
— On
Thursday
May
14th
the
Gr
6/7
and
Right
to
Play
Leadership
teams
will
hold
our
3rd
annual
Charity
Pancake
Breakfast
— Recognizes
UN
International
Day
of
the
Family
— All
proceeds
go
to
Free
the
Children
and
UNICEF
Initatives
to
supply
clean
and
safe
water
to
families
in
need
in
Kenya

28.
Whistler
Water
One
Climb:
June
8th….
Gr
6/7
and
Right
2
Play
Ldshp
Groups
— WHEN
and
WHAT?
— Kick
Off
Assembly
on
Wed
April
29th
— Fundraising
Campaign
May
18-­‐June
7th
— Gr
6/7
&
Right
2
Play
Leadership
Groups
participate
on
June
8th
Whistler
Water
One
Climb
for
Water
@
Grouse
Grind

29. Whistler
Water:
One
Climb
June
7th:
Gr
6/7
and
Right
2
Play
Leadership

30. Chartwell’s
Walk
for
Water:
May
8th
and
June
8th
Where
will
donations
money
go?
— Free
the
Children
Organization
to
fund
clean
water
projects
in
Keyna

31. Chartwell’s
Walk
for
Water:
May
8th
and
June
8th
— Thank
you
for
your
attention
and
let’s
get
excited
about
Protecting
the
Rights
of
Children
everywhere
in
the
world!
Article
24:
—
You
have
the
right
to
the
best
health
care
possible,
safe
water
to
drink,
nutritious
food,
a
clean
and
safe
environment,
and
information
to
help
you
stay
well.

32. K-­‐5
Walk
for
Water:
May
8th
STUDENTS
TO
DO:
LET’S
WALK
4
WATER
SO
THEY
DON”T
HAVE
TO!
1)
Donation
of
5
dollars
per
family;
2)
Seek
out
further
sponsors;
family
friends,
neighbours,
relatives,
etc.
for
a
dollar
to
sponsor
your
Walk
for
Water
3)
bring
a
4L
milk
jug
from
home
to
carry
your
water