World Water Day marked at Zaatari camp

By JT - Mar 24,2014 - Last updated at Mar 24,2014

AMMAN — Save the Children Jordan (SCJ), UNICEF and the Water Ministry on Sunday celebrated World Water Day at the Zaatari Refugee Camp with 1,327 students.

The event aimed at promoting hygiene and water conservation, through the Water, Sanitisation and Hygiene (WASH) departments, according to a SCJ statement.

It included awareness sessions advocating for the sustainable management of scarce water resources, as well as education on proper hand-washing with soap to prevent diseases and infections.

“At the conclusion of the event, every child offered a pledge to conserve water by signing their name on a small water droplet, that eventually formed a magnificent water droplet, with the slogan “Save me, don’t waste me,’” the statement said.

SCJ CEO Manal Wazani emphasised the importance of this initiative.

“Our goals revolve around raising awareness on the optimal usages for the available water resources, to prevent the spread and transmission of illnesses of children, like pneumonia, diarrhoea,” the statement quoted Wazani as saying.

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