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Some of our most important work as environmental health volunteers is training the people who use and take care of aqueducts. The training ranges from basic clean water practices, how diseases spread, design, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure, water conservation, to laws and regulations. If we can successfully instill this information in the aqueduct beneficiaries then our work creates a group of people who can speak to their own environmental health. I like the idea of working myself out of this job.
Here are some photos of an informal water seminar for the people in my friend Carolyn's community. Our low tech presentations include lots of conversation, goofy games, and of course, food.
