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Ethekwini Water Services is committed to enhancing its
customers and school children’s knowledge about water and sanitation through
a structured and sustainable education programme.
Besides visibility in national conservation efforts such as National Water
Conservation Program and National Water Week, eThekwini Water Services is
also deeply involved in a wide range of educational programmes which focus
on promoting water conservation, water demand management, sanitation and
health and hygiene awareness among learners and adult members of the
community. These programmes take the form of trained consumer service
agents visiting consumers that are in arrears to assist them with different
payment options and levels of service that are suitable to meet their needs,
organize site visits, visits to schools, TV, radio, printed media and
advertising.
On education and training to mould learners into being responsible water
uses with good sanitation habits, our education team offers a service
supporting the water and sanitation message to schools, ranging from
intermediary to tertiary institutions. The initiative supports the
philosophy of outcomes based education and includes the 2020 Vision for
Water School Project, hands on workshops, a mobile education unit, community
theatre and tours of the water/wastewater treatment works. The
following educational programs are available for senior primary and high
school level and includes various materials/resources for both rural and
urban schools:-
- Water conservation and water supply
- The water cycle
- Wastewater treatment
- Water and sanitation
- Health and hygiene
- Pollution control
- Bird watching
Sewage Disposal Education Programme
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