Unit Objectives
Participants will:
- become familiar with and critically reflect on water distribution services in their local community
- learn about issues related to public water services and privatization - local, provincial, national and international
- find out about actions being taken to safeguard water as a basic human resource
- learn how they can get involved
Unit Contents
The Water watch unit consists of six parts, each with several activities:
- Using a collage to generate a discussion about water
- Reading a water and sewage Bill
- The privatization of water
- Water in the media - Walkerton, Ontario
- The Water watch campaign
- Water Jig Saw - The Big picture