Lesson Plan for Presenting SODIS System to Community Members

Level of workshop leader: Level of Workshop Participant: Duration of Workshop: Workshop Leader: Date: Workshop Level: Promoter End-user; Community Member 5 hours Workshop Assistant: Lesson number: Number of Participants:

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LESSON PLAN

Workshop Position in Progression of Workshops: Previous workshop: Diarrhea in Children: Participatory Approach This workshop: Practical Demonstration of Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS). Next workshop: Hygiene in the Kitchen. Assumed Knowledge An understanding that drinking disinfected water is a major component in reducing the incidence of diarrhea in children. Anticipated Difficulties/Problems Information may not be well received due to cultural differences between workshop leaders and participants. Community members may be resistant to behavioral changes. Strong personalities may dominate workshops. Solutions It is important that the promoter is from the same culture and speaks the same language as the workshop participants. Drawings and illustrations should be appropriate for and familiar to the community members. Strong personalities may be able to be reasoned with in order to understand the importance of the participatory process or given projects that will occupy them. Useful Internet Links: This lesson plan has been adapted from the Training Manual for SODIS Promotion, and from the PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A participatory approach for the control of diarrhea disease. The SODIS website SODIS Flipchart Posters, workshop materials and additional manuals for download. SODIS Handout for Promoters. A useful, detailed summary of the SODIS system. PURPOSE Goal of Workshop: What workshop participants will be able to do as a result of the lesson.
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The purpose of the workshop is to reinforce the importance of drinking safe water and to provide training in the proper application and use of the SODIS method. Objective 1 All participants will understand why the system is important and how it works. Objective 2 All will be able to use the system on their own and be comfortable taking it home to use. Objective 3 All participants will successfully be able to continue using the system over the course of one year. MATERIALS PET-bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors. Possible filter materials. Possible bottle supports. If available water quality testing tool kit. Turbid Water. SODIS Logo or Newspaper for Turbidity Test. Artists drawings/posters; Make sure that the scenes and people they contain will appear familiar to the community members participating in the workshop. SODIS Flipchart Posters for reference. How-To cards without written words for workshop participants to take home. Make sure that the scenes and people they contain will appear familiar to the community members participating in the workshop. Large sheets of newsprint and tape. Colored markers. How-To Card BRIEF SUMMARY OF LESSON Introduction: Activity 1. Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) Introduction Introductions. Ice Breaker: Sing a song or play a game. Tell the participants what theyll be able to do as a result of the lesson. Guided Practice: Activity 2. Bottles Activity 3. Turbidity Activity 4. Methods for removing Turbidity Activity 5. Where to expose the bottles to sunlight. Activity 6. The influence of the weather. Activity 7. Storage of treated water. Independent Practice: Activity 8. Practical use of the SODIS system. Workshop Conclusion, Follow-Up, Monitoring and Evaluation Activity 9. Conclusion Activity 10. Follow Up Activity 11. Monitoring and Evaluation

Participatory Needs Assessment

A participatory needs assessment that signaled the viability of this activity for this community should have already been completed. If not, click on the link above.

BEGINNING OF LESSON:
INTRODUCTION
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Activity 1. Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) Introduction

Purpose Introduce and Explain what Solar Water Disinfection is. Time 60 minutes (including a 20 minute ice-breaker) Materials Drawings/Posters How-to Cards PET-bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors Possible bottle supports If available water quality testing tool kit What to do Workshop Leader 1. Introduction to workshop 2. Introductions 3. Ice Breaker: Sing a song or play a game. 4. Use practical examples of the effect of sunlight and UV-A radiation (getting sun burnt). 5. Give an overview of how the SODIS system works. a. Wash the bottle well the first time you use it. b. Fill the bottle with water and close the lid well. c. Expose the bottles to the sun morning to evening for at least 6 hours. d. The water is now ready to drink. 6. Show the benefits of the SODIS system in drinking clean water and a reduction in diarrhea. 7. DEMONSTRATION: If possible, test the water at the beginning of class, and then again after 6 hours in the sun. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss the SODIS system. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Notes

GUIDED PRACTICE Activity 2. Bottles

Purpose Show the different types of bottles that can be used for SODIS and examples for bottles that cannot be used. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters PET-bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. Good bottles: transparent PET plastic bottles of a volume up to 3 liters. (Large bottles cannot be used because the UV-A radiation gets reduced after a water depth of 10 cm). 2. If no PET-bottles are available, glass bottles can be used if they have a top that can be closed.
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3. Bottles that cannot be used for SODIS: Colored bottles (blue, green, brown etc), damaged bottles, heavily scratched bottles, PVC bottles. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss the bottles. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Notes

Activity 3. Turbidity
Purpose Explain that very turbid (muddy or cloudy water) water cannot be used for SODIS because the turbidity shields pathogens in the water from the sunlight. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters PET-bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors Clear water, turbid water SODIS Logo or Newspaper for Turbidity Test What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. Demonstrate a simple test that can be performed to assess the turbidity of the water: Place the open bottle up right onto the SODIS Logo or the headline of a newspaper. Look through the mouth of the bottle through the bottles toward the Logo or the newspaper. The water is clear enough for the SODIS application if you still can read the headline of the newspaper. Notes

Activity 4. Methods for removing Turbidity

Purpose Demonstrate simple methods to remove turbidity. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters PET-bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors Clear water, turbid water Possible filter materials What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. Let the bottles stand for a while until the particles settle to the ground. 2. Filter the water through a folded cloth. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss turbidity. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like.
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Feedback Notes

Activity 5. Where to expose the bottles to sunlight.

Purpose Explain the users that bottles have to be exposed to the sun for the whole day. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters PET bottles of different sizes, shapes, conditions and colors Clear water Possible bottle supports What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. It is important to find an open place that is not shaded during the day. 2. It is an advantage if bottles are exposed on places that are protected from the hands of children and animals. 3. In many cases the roof can well be used for placing the bottles or a specific bottle stand can be constructed in front of the house. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss solar exposure. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Notes

30 Minute Break Activity 6. The influence of the weather.

Purpose Explain to the users that the sunlight is important for disinfecting the water. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. On a bright day, the bottle is exposed for 6 hours. 2. SODIS cannot be practiced on days of continuous rainfall. During those days users can collect rainwater, consume stored SODIS water or boil their drinking water. 3. The water should be drunk directly from the bottles or from a clean glass. Notes
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Activity 7. Storage of treated water.

Purpose Explain to the users that treated water often is contaminated again in the household by dirty hands or dirty spoons/ cups. Time 20 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants DEMONSTRATION: Guided practice. 1. The treated water should be stored in the SODIS bottles until the water is consumed. 2. The water should be drunk directly from the bottles or from a clean glass. 3. Discussion on how to avoid re-contamination of water. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss storage and hygiene. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Notes

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE Activity 8. Practical use of the SODIS system.

Purpose To let participants work through the whole process themselves and to reinforce what has been learned. Time 60 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants Independent Practice: 1. Give each participant 2-4 bottles that they will be able to take home with them. 2. Wash the bottles well. 3. Check for turbidity. 4. Filter the water if necessary. 5. Fill the bottles and put the caps on tightly. 6. Set the bottles in full sun on an iron roof. Accompany the users in finding such a place. 7. Workshop Leader should observe independent practice and make notes of common mistakes and positive solutions for the workshop conclusion. Workshop Participants: Take 5 mins to discuss the SODIS system. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Feedback Notes
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CONCLUSION AND FOLLOW UP Activity 9. Conclusion

Purpose To reinforce what has been learned and to discuss common mistakes and positive solutions observed during independent practice. Time 30 minutes Materials Drawings/Posters What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants 1. Discuss and review what has been learned. 2. Discuss common mistakes and positive solutions observed during independent practice. Workshop Participant Feed Back: Take 5 mins to discuss the SODIS system. Talk about what you do and dont understand, what you do and dont like. Workshop Evaluation by workshop participants. A workshop evaluation form can answer a number of questions. Did the participant achieve the goal of the workshop? Could the workshop be improved to better meet cultural or practical needs? Did the promoter do a good job? Participant Assessment/Evaluation: What the promoter will do to see if the workshop was taught effectively and that the students have achieved the goal of the workshop. Watch faces. Ask questions. Listen carefully to group discussions; is everyone participating in the discussion? Analyze common mistakes and positive solutions observed during independent practice Notes: During the demonstration of SODIS the conditions have to be as realistic as possible. For example, be sure to use the type of bottles that are available locally. If possible, demonstrate water quality tests of the untreated raw water at the beginning of the workshop and then again after the water has been treated with SODIS. Emphasize hand hygiene during the handling of the water and the bottles, so that water isnt recontaminated. After the formal training, each household should receive 2-4 plastic bottles free of charge from the project. This allows the trainee to immediately start with the application of SODIS and to use the impact of the training provided.

Activity 10. Follow Up.

Purpose To ensure that participants will successfully be able to continue using the system over the course of one year. Time Materials
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What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants 1. Household Visits It is important that individual contact and relation of trust is established between the promoter and the user. The most important tool for maintaining contact is the household visit. During the first month after the training, the SODIS users are visited once each week. Then the users are visited once each month during the first year of practice. One SODIS promoter should be available for the support and monitoring of about 30 SODIS users.

Activity 11. Monitoring and Evaluation

Purpose To ensure that promoters will successfully be able to monitor and evaluate the results of including the SODIS system in the daily lives of End-Users. Time Materials What to do Workshop Leader & Workshop Participants 1. Monitoring and Evaluation of workshop application of SODIS system. Tools for monitoring: Questionnaire, Pocket Voting Tool, Community gatherings, Observation What kind of indicators should be monitored? Are the participants using SODIS in their daily lives? Y/N? Number of users Correct application Diarrhea incidence Condition/ Number of bottles used The first set of data on the health status should be collected before the projects starts. A questionnaire for assessing the health impact in projects can be downloaded from: http://www.sodis.ch/Text2002/T-Projects.htm.

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