Water & Health Advocacy
A practical guide for World Water Day 2001

Water is one of the earth's most precious and threatened resources.
Health is one of each person's most precious resources.
We need to protect and enhance them both.
Water for Health

This guide is also available in French and Arabic

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Why organize a World Water Day
   • Highlights of water and health in your region
2. Planning is key to achieving the biggest possible impact for World Water Day
3. Organize a planning Committee
   • Form a water & health planning committee
4. Collect information
   • Why water and health are intertwined—collect related information
   • What are the water related diseases
5. Develop key messages
   • Transform water & health statistics into key measures
   • Key messages and stories for the public and the media
6. Mobilize partners for actions:
   • The art of getting noticed—activities and events
7. Working with the Media
   • The news release, the news conference, involving the media to cover your event
8. Broadcast media: communicating in pictures and sound
   • TV and radio
9. Beyond World Water Day—keeping up the momentum!
   • 50 ways of celebrating and promoting the day
10. Lessons learnt–assess the impacts of your efforts
    Acknowledgements