Environmental Education as an Instrument for awareness creation on the Health Effects of Water Contamination in Saburi Community of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Abuja, Nigeria

This study investigated the role of Environmental Education as an instrument in the sensitization of the effect of water contamination on human health in Saburi Community, FCT, Abuja. The study made use of four research questions. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of the entire Saburi Community of Gwagwa Ward 1 in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) which has an estimated population of about five thousand people (5,000). The stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 100 residents of Saburi Community. The research instrument used for data collection was a self-developed 15-item questionnaire rated on a 4-point Likert scale. The analysis was done using both qualitative and quantitative tools which were illustrated in tables, charts, percentages, Mean and Grand Mean. The findings of the study revealed that the Saburi’s community agreed that Environmental Education (EE) has created a level of awareness on water borne diseases in the community. It was recommended that the dwellers of Saburi should be enlightened through Environmental Education on the adverse effect of contaminated water in their environment.
Keywords: Environmental Education (EE), Human Health Effects, Water, Sensitization and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).