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Nuer Drop of Hope - Sediment water using Moringa Seeds

Sediment your water - Let the dirt and large particles in the water fall to the bottom. You can either leave it to settle on its own or use alum, Moringa seeds or prickly pear cactus to help the dirt settle.

Optional: Download 'Sediment your water using Moringa seeds' poster to assist with the teaching.

Optional: Download 'Sediment your water using Moringa seeds' 'Educational Handout for the parents or guardian. (To be translated into Nuer)

Optional: Download 'Sediment your water using Moringa seeds' Nuer poster to assist with the teaching.

Sediment Your Water - Use Seeds

Key Message: Different seeds can be used to help remove sediment from your water.

Possible Questions:

• Have you ever used seeds to sediment your water?

• If yes, how do you usually use seeds?

Content:

The first step in treating your water is to perform sedimentation. When our water is dirty we need to sediment it. Microbes like to stick to sediment, so by removing the sediment we are removing microbes

We can sediment our water using seeds. Different seeds are used in different countries and regions. Some seeds that can be used for sedimentation are: Fava Beans (Latin America), Moringa (Africa, Caribbean and parts of Asia)

There are different ways people use seeds to sediment their water. Explain how to use the seeds available in your area.

One way is to do the following steps:

• Let the seeds dry out in the sun

• Grind up some seeds

• Add a handful of ground seeds to a bucket of dirty water

• Stir the water with a spoon or stick for a few minutes

• Let it settle for a couple of hours

• Pour the clear water into a clean storage container

The seeds will be left at the bottom of the bucket. They should be thrown out with the rest of the household garbage.

By using sedimentation, we are helping to get better water. We still need to filter and disinfect our water after using seeds.

Check for Understanding:

• Why would you want to use seeds?