Yesterday, I had the pleasure of taking in the first of our water-themed workshops developed over the course of the Sources-Fuentes adventure. Ana-Marie, Emanuele and Marie-Helene put on a rather polished performance for the all-female Canada World Youth group here in Santa Rosa.
Right from the start they promised this wasn't going to be a day spent sitting infront of a Power Point presentation, eyes-glossed over, willing the breaks and the lunch to come sooner. They were right! With their three main themes of Consumption, Access and Bottled Water, we all enjoyed a fun filled day with games, small group presentations, debate, and even a candy-filled evaluation at the end of the day.
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Following the 5 step "Image Shifting"model, the facilitators incorporated so much of the learning that we've had throughout this project. There wasn't only technical content about water, but also a dynamic presentation style, working in two languages, and ensuring that the day was really participative.
To watch a really interesting 7 minute video we enjoyed and debated go to "The Story of Bottled Water". It just might make you think twice about choosing bottled over tap.
Well, I don't want to give it all away. Stay tuned, because this workhsop will be coming to a "Canadian city near you", this autumn, to be enjoyed by 8 more Canada World Youth groups there.
The Honduran team is cooking up their own workshop too, which will be revealed next week when we venture back to Belen Gualcho, Honduras to share our findings about their water situation in that community, and to inspire more youth to get involved in water issues at the local level. This time I'll try not to crash the truck!
Stay tuned, logged-on, and committed to action! ;)
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