World Water Day

“Water means life, health and prosperity,” said a young participant at a three-day campaign on the occasion of World Water Day, marked on Sunday, March 22nd World.
“I believe this event tackled an important issue to those who live in the camp whether we stay at za’atari camp or went back to Syria,” he explained.
The awareness campaign, organized by JEN, was launched at Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees with the theme of water and the need to protect and conserve water.
The campaign included the publication of two main messages: “For better health, we need clean water. Let’s keep the water clean”, and “Water is for you and others; don’t waste it”.

The campaign targeted males and females from three age groups: Adults, teenagers and children.  Three different methods were used to deliver the above messages in accordance with each age group.

For Adults: Group sessions were held with refugees from both genders. During those sessions, awareness messages were discussed with the refugees through two key points: Ensuring that water is always clean and the knowledge of the share amount of water is 35 liters per day per person. Also they’ve been informed about how to save water by re-using the drainage water after cleaning the dishes to clean the floor.
During the sessions, trainers received positive reactions from the attendees regarding the value of saving water, especially when someone referred to the issue of water shortage in Jordan compared with Syria.  They also they realized that water resources in Jordan are not as abundant as they used to be in their own country, which reflected positively on their behavior in daily water use.
In addition, the process of water testing for safety and cleanliness in the camp was discussed.  Attendees indicated that they are confident of the quality of water provided to them.

Teenagers
Many group sessions and activities targeted 14 – 18 year-old teens. Activities included a contest that aims to raise awareness of water conservation by letting them pour the water from a big bucket to many cups without spilling any water on the floor. The winner won a site visit to the water borehole inside Zaatari camp to see the borehole operation and filling the water into the trucks.

Children
Many games and activities were playful to deliver messages by the simplest ways to the kids. The games and activities that were held were face painting, performing a play, songs and drawing.

Most of the refugees who attended this event said that such activities have positive influence  on their children and encourage them to adopt  new habits concerning the usage of water.

[Water is limited resource (left)/ Keep the water safe(right)]

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