Global Village Mystery Welcome to a small village where many

people are sick.

Your Task is to figure out why the people in the village are getting

sick.

Instructions:• Each person in your group is allowed to learn from one

villager.• Share the information that you learn from your villager

with your group.• Use the information your group collects about the

village to create a map or diagram to show how the people in your village are getting sick

Water Collector

Mother of Sick Children

School Principal Community

Leader

Farmer

Global Village Mystery

Nurse

Sick Person

Did you know?

89% of the world’s population used an

improved water source in 2010.

Improved water sources do not equal safe water

sources

Did you know? Only 63% of the population has access to

improved sanitation.

Did you know? Every 20 seconds a child dies from a water related

disease.

In 10 minutes that’s 30 people!

Poverty Cycle

Unsafe Water &

Poor Sanitation

Diarrhea &

Sickness

Can’t go to school

No Education

Difficulty finding

job

No money

Global Village Mystery

Decide whether the solution that you’ve been given will stop the spread of sickness in the village.

Solutions?

In small groups discuss:

• Are these solutions applicable to Canadian communities, why or why not?

• How could we get people to use them?

Thank you!