In loving memory of Mariam Khamo

 There are currently 348 students at Rawelgue School which is located in Komsilga, Burkina Faso. These students are made to walk 1.5 miles to the nearest source of water, sometimes multiple times per day. 

The school does not have any toilets. The students and teachers are forced to use the 'bush'. Dropout rates are high, especially for the girls in the community.Project Proposal:

• Construction of a solar power water well
• Construction of 6 toilets for the students and the teachers

Our implementing partner for this project is the Georgie Badiel Foundation. 

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Mawambala Secondary School is a government school found within Mawambala village in Kilolo district, Iringa, Tanzania. The school has a total of 507 students, made up of 306 girls and 201 boys, along with 19 teachers and staff members. As with many villages and schools in Iringa, the lack of safe water for Mawambala School was a major problem. Before the installation of this borehole well, the students wasted a lot of time fetching water for domestic uses, including drinking, cleaning, and cooking.

Students at Mawambala were tasked to bring water to school each morning. They fetched this water from various sources that are shared with livestock and very polluted, including old hand-dug wells and shallow creeks and streams on the way to school. In addition, the students used to waste countless class hours later in the day fetching water, which negatively impacted their school performance. Students were spending more time fetching water and recovering from waterborne illnesses than they were studying. 

The overall objective of this project was to provide access to clean water for the students at Mawambala Secondary School. Our implementing partner, St. Paul Partners (SSP), successfully installed a borehole well on the school grounds! This will ensure students have access to enough safe water, which will lead to more time in the classroom studying. Plentiful, safe water will also have a significant impact on the health of the students, teachers and neighbors around the village.

SSP representatives worked with the school administration to identify a suitable location for a borehole well that would have a hand pump. This 30M deep well was drilled, flushed, and tested to the standards of St. Paul Partners. The project included the furnishing of all materials, labor and supervision required during drilling. To ensure the project's sustainability, WASH training was conducted at the Mawambala School. Students and staff were trained to use the hand pump and ensure its sustainability. This training aimed to strengthen the schools' and villages' sense of ownership towards the project. The school leaders promise to take good care of the well for many years.

Thanks to The Giolas Foundation for supporting this project!

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  Thank you for bringing safe water to Nakifuma High School in Uganda’s Mukono District!

Our implementing partner, Ugandan Water Project, erected a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, the crew placed the tank on the base, made an overflow hole in the top of the structure and attached a pipe to it that extends six inches beyond the perimeter of the base. Crew members also attached face boards to the roof of the building adjacent to the tank in order to create a suitable surface to which they could attach the gutters that will allow water to flow from the metal roof to the tank. Just before the outlet pipe reaches the tank, a “T” joint was inserted to create a first flush, a rudimentary filtration system that reduces the amount of debris and contaminants that enter the tank. The crew then constructed a protective wall around the tank and first flush, as well as a tap stand located slightly downhill from the tank. The rainwater collection system will be paired with four Sawyer Point One water filters in order to ensure that all water collection from the tank will be safe for drinking.

Check out your impact!

• You brought clean water to a school with 35 staff, serving 550 students at the time of project installation
• Previously, students and staff fetched from ⁠an unsafe shallow well
• By bringing a rainwater collection system to facility grounds, we estimate that you eliminated up to 2.17 miles of walking and 2.67 hours of collection time per day!

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