1. Slum dog millionaire follow up activity:
One of the problems that people living on slums need to put up with is the lack of sanitation.
We have already discussed during lessons how most people living in developed countries take for
granted sanitation facilities such as having a toilet or opening the tap at home and getting drinkable
water.
Do you remember the words on the left hand column of the table? We devoted a class session to
discuss them. Let's see how much you remember. Match the words with their definition in the right
column.
1) tap a) waste material and water carried off by
sewers or drains
2) sewage b) used water—including sewage—from homes,
communities, or industries
3) latrine c) A broad,round, open container large container,
especially one made of enamelled iron used for
washing
4) feces d) measures to promote good health, especially
those involving safe disposal of excreta and
maintaining a clean environment.

2. 5) pipe e) a site or structure (not connected to a main
water supply and sewer) designed to receive and
dispose of excreta.
6) well f) A cylindrical stick, long plug, closing an
opening through which liquid is drawn
7) tub g) A hollow cylinder of metal, used for the
transportation of water
8) sanitation h) place where various physical, biological or
chemical processes are used to change the
wastewater and turn it into a type of water that
can be safely discharged into the environment.
9) waste water i) a hole drilled into the earth to obtain water
10) sewage treatment plant j) excrement
In Slum dog millionaire, there is a scene that takes part in a latrine. Do you remember it? What does
the scene tell us about the personality of both brothers?
Peepoople
Did you know that today more than 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation. At this
moment, 40% of the world's population lack access to even the simplest latrine.
Peepoople is an organization that thought of a simple an efficient way to solve the problems caused
by poor sanitation and lack of toilet facilities. Look at their website and answer the questions
Who is the founder of Peepoo?
How long has peepoo been working?
What is their code of conduct?
child dies every 15 seconds due to contaminated water from human excreta
Surf peepoo site and do the following tasks. Tick the correct answer and/or look for information to
answer the questions.

3. 1) One child dies every
15 hours
15 minutes
15 seconds
due to contaminated water from human excreta
2) Up to
50%
5%
80%
of all deaths in emergency, refugee and IDP camp situations are caused by diarrhoeal diseases.
3) What are some of the bacterial infections that result from poor sanitation
4) What is a peepoo toilet like?
5) What is it made of?
6) How much does a peepoo toilet weigh?
7) What is the substance in the peepoo toilet that transforms feces into fertiliser?
8) How long does the peepoo toilet stay odour free?
9) How many times can the peepootoilet be used?
10 ) In this map you will find out the projects peepoo is involved on. Find out a slum where peepoo
is currently working.
Finally, watch this you tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp5_ySFsH9E