Resources by AFMAC - Africa Manzi Centre, Zambia

Wash hands poster

How to build a latrine poster

Don't put solid waste in your latrine: Emptiers will be angry poster

Maintain your latrine poster

Get a latrine: Protect your community

How to site a latrine

What to do when your latrine is full

Get a latrine: Be a good neighbour

No solid waste in latrine

Poop in hole

Get a latrine: Be proud

Health and safety for emptiers

How to manage children feces

Get a latrine: Want privacy and comfort

Is your septic tank full poster

Get a latrine: Keep your community clean poster

In this lesson, students act out a play that demonstrates that negative consequences of contaminated water. In this play, sick villagers seek out help from Tikho and Daniel, who expertly fight disease through hygiene and water filtration.

In this lesson students learn about the lives of two girls, Tikho from Zambia and Jenny from Honduras, and how their communities are addressing issues with water and sanitation. At the end of the lesson students compare themselves, with Tikho and Jenny, to identify what they have in common and what is different with regards to water, sanitation and hygiene in their community.

Use these cards with the lesson plan and presentation for Tikho, Jenny, and I. Your students can use these cards to identify similarities and differences between themselves, Tikho and Jenny.

This activity assesses youth’s understanding of water, hygiene and sanitation practices. It is an interactive activity to encourage discussion about situations occurring in Africa.

In this presentation, students learn about the lives of two girls, Tikho from Zambia and Jenny from Honduras, and how their communities are addressing issues with water and sanitation.

This video interview explores why to use Drinking Water Quality Testing (DWQT) when implementing a Biosand Filter (BSF) project. The interview with experienced BSF implementers includes Lalit Sharma of Sehgal Foundation (India), Elijah Mutafya of Seeds of Hope International Partnership (Zambia) and Suneel Rajavaram of CAWST (Canada) sharing their experiences using DWQT in support of their BSF projects.

Use this collection of resources and lesson plan to teach your students about the lives of two girls, Tikho from Zambia and Jenny from Honduras, and how their communities are addressing issues with water and sanitation.

Use these activities and games to facilitate group understanding of water, sanitation, and hygiene.