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[BOOK REVIEW] THE WATER PRINCESS |
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by Yvonne Wabai | 01-07-2019 03:45
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The Water Princess is a children's book inspired by the life of model and activist Georgie Badiel. Badiel was Miss Burkina Faso 2003 and Miss Africa 2004. She used her new-found fame to highlight the issue of lack of potable drinking water in Burkina Faso. In an interview with PW, she narrated, "In the village where I grew up, we used to walk miles and miles to go get clean water, carrying bowls. During the dry season, water didn't come from the school faucet; since everyone was thirsty, I sometimes could't even buy anything to drink." Badiel said she thought walks to the river to fetch water were normal and that she even enjoyed them, not realizing the extraordinary conditions she was growing up in. It was only when she left for her modelling career that she realized how accessible safe water was for some people. During a visit home in 2009, she watched as her pregnant sister woke up at 2am to start the two-hour walk to fetch water. She says that it was then that she knew that she had to find a way to help. She became and activist and, with the help of Peter Reynolds and Susan Verde, co-created the book 'The Water Princess' which is based on the true story of her life and the water struggles encountered in Burkina Faso. The book is a picture book, made in a such a way that it is easy for children to understand. It can also now be found as an animated film. The importance of the book is summed up in Badiel's own words, "I want to let children around the world know that other children are struggling for something so basic. Children care - they always think about giving back, helping." When children learn to care from such a young age, they grow into adults who care. This is why platforms like Tunza Ecogeneration are so important. We must include children in our activism, and this book does that by educating them about water crises.
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4 Comments
Hello Yvonne Wabai
Thank you for sharing your book review on the water princess. It's interesting that this book was inspired by the life of Georgie Bdiel. Even though clean water is fundamental human need, clean water is not guaranteed for everyone. This book must be very helpful in understanding water crisis's.
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 03-07-2019 13:56
Hello Yvonne,
Thank you for writing this report and this book actually talks about the water. Water is running out and as far as I know there are many countries that are living almost without the water which causes many deaths in the country. My home country is also categorized into water scarcity country thus the government asks the people to save the waster for the future generations. We all should pay attention to this issue. Great review Yvonne.
Louis Mentor
Posted 02-07-2019 21:35
Hey there Yvonne,
This book has such a positive message about showing compassion and creating awareness as well. I can relate to the plight of many people from Burkina Faso who trek making kilometers just for water. Water is a right that everyone has, the sad true is that not everyone has access to it and I hope that with this book, thousands of children show their compassion in order to turn this around.
Thank you so much for sharing this article piece with us Yvonne,
With gratitude,
Rosa
Posted 01-07-2019 14:30
Hello Yvonne
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about book review of the water princess. Picture book for children are definitely good as children find it interesting to read and know about the environment too.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 01-07-2019 13:06