Cartoons

Here are a few of the cartoons that I drew for a project developing a curriculum for "Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Desert Schools". My two characters are Ram and Sita. These cartoons might be made into posters and distributed to the Gravis village schools! Printouts for the school children doesn't make sense, because the children use small chalkboards at school and the paper copies would be lost and scattered across the dunes.

Sorry if the second cartoon is a little graphic, but it is very important to clearly explain how we get sick through the fecal-oral route. Limited water and lack of education make handwashing a rare practice in the desert, especially among children. According to the World Health Organization over one million children die every year from diarrhea (usually contracted fecal-orally, or contaminated water). Death results from dehydration.

Juxtaposing this severe problem with silly little cartoons seems strange, but maybe, just maybe it will make a difference and raise some awareness