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The Little Monkey and the Big Problem: Promoting Public Sanitation in Haiti

Join us on a journey to promote good stewardship and personal responsibility through a children's book written and illustrated by Texas A&M students. This book addresses the lack of public sanitation in Haiti, where 90% of children suffer from water-borne diseases. Through the story of a little monkey and the king of the jungle, key lessons of personal responsibility and community involvement are imparted. The book will be distributed to primary school students in Port-au-Prince to instill values of cleanliness and environmental care.

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The Little Monkey and the Big Problem: Promoting Public Sanitation in Haiti

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  1. The Little Monkey and the Big Problem By Abbie Farmer and Brady Grimes

  2. Who? • Haiti • Public Sanitation • 90% of Children will suffer from an intestinal parasite or water-borne disease • St. Luke Education System in Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Primary students • Many do not continue education

  3. What? • Health Education • Cover key issues that doctors and educators identified • Children’s book promoting good stewardship • Lesson plans and activities

  4. What? (continued) • Story of animal village that doesn’t pick up its trash • Key lessons • personal responsibility • one person can make a difference • picking up trash is everyone’s job • it’s not shameful to pick up after yourself

  5. Where? • Port-au-Prince, Haiti • St. Luke Education System • 29 schools, thousands of children • Texas A&M

  6. When? • Minor Setbacks • Illustrations • New Goal • End of June

  7. How? • Raising Funds • Profit Shares • Personal Donations • Corporate Sponsorship • Involving the Community • Artists • Education Majors • Translators

  8. TAMU Health for Haiti Presents:The Little Monkey and the Big ProblemA children's book written and illustrated by Texas A&M students The issues afflicting Haiti are exacerbated by alack of public sanitation. Today, 90% of Haitian children will suffer from an intestinal parasite or water-borne disease. We seek to address this issue by promoting good stewardship and personal responsibility through the story of a little monkey who, together with the king of the jungle, changes his community’s attitude toward picking up after themselves. It will be distributed to primary school students in the Port-au-Prince area.

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