Stop Microbes Poster Set
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Stop Microbes Poster Set
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Languages
English•French•Haitian Creole•Khmer•Spanish•Swahili
Regions
Africa•Caribbean•Latin America•South Asia•South East Asia•South West Asia
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Treat Your Water
Contaminated water can be treated to make it safe (sedimentation, filtration, disinfection).
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Stop Microbes Protect Yourselves
There are three main ways to stop the transfer of faeces to our mouths: basic sanitation, safe water and proper hygiene.
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Microbes Come from Poop
Microbes are transferred from faeces to our mouths in many ways (hands, flies, water, fields, food).
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Contaminated Water Contains Microbes that Make Us Sick
Contaminated water can make us sick (diarrhea, vomiting, hospitalization, death).
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Stop Microbes Protect Yourselves
There are three main ways to stop the transfer of faeces to our mouths: basic sanitation, safe water and proper hygiene.
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Use Good Sanitation
Good sanitation habits prevent transmission of microbes (latrines, soak pits, fences, waste disposal).
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Use Good Hygiene Poster
There are things we can do to protect ourselves from the microbes (handwashing, waste disposal, washing, cleaning, covering food)
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Use a Latrine and Fences
Use a latrine and fences to stop the transmission of microbes from faeces.
About CAWST
CAWST is a Canadian charity and licensed engineering firm. We address the global need for safe drinking water and sanitation by building local knowledge and skills on household solutions people can implement themselves.
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Development of this website and creation of collections of emergency themed tools on Water Treatment, Water Quality Testing, Behavior Change and Sanitation funded by Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance - USAID.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
