SDG 6

SDG 6 is: "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." This is an SDG badge.

Meerkat requirements

This was part of the 2021 National Meerkat Challenge. Complete ONE of the following:

1. Complete the World Around Us badge with a focus on water.
2. Initiate and complete a good turn project focussed on water.

Cub requirements

This was part of the 2021 National Cub Challenge. Complete requirement number 1 and ONE other requirement.

1. Design, build and donate a tippy tap to an Early Childhood Development Centre in your community. Use the tippy tap to demonstrate the correct way of washing hands with soap and water.
2. Learn how to purify grey water to make it safe to drink.
3. Make a poster explaining where water in your home comes from.
4. Teach the Cubs about the water cycle.

Additional resources

• Handwashing Games for Kids
• Six Activities to Teach Kids About Water

Scout requirements

Complete THREE of the following:

1. Earn the Water Biologist or Public Health badge.
2. Discuss with your Patrol the importance of having access to clean water, and the implications it has on sanitation when clean water is not accessible.
3. Create a poster highlighting water-borne diseases that can affect your community. Show the consequences of these diseases.
4. Earn the Water Champ Challenge Badge or the COVID-19 Awareness Badge.
5. Take part in a project that addresses sanitation issues identified in your community.
6. Take part in a project that harvests rain water for the benefit of the community, school or other facility.

Rover requirements

1. Complete ONE award:
   1. Earn the Public Health Award.
   2. Earn the Project Award.
2. Complete ONE requirement:
   1. Assist in the implementation of a community service programme to promote good health and living.
   2. Visit your local sanitation centre to understand the challenges and needs of the community. Present your findings back to the Crew or another Scouting body.

Adult requirements

Complete ONE requirement applicable to the branch you are working in:

1. Design a game for your Den/Pack/Troop/Crew that highlights that water is very precious and not readily accessible by all.
2. For the Den or Pack, create a programme around why water is so important and what happens when we have run out.
3. For the Troop or Crew, write up a programme that focusses on creating awareness around water related ecosystems. What can be done to save these?

See also

• SDG badges
• National challenge 2021
• Scouts for SDGs