Water Blogged

İstek Uluğbey Private High School in Istanbul, Turkey, aims to engage, educate, and inspire their students to become global citizens. The students recently organized a stand at their school, where they raised awareness of the global water crisis among the student body and sold raffle tickets. As a result, three plushies were adopted by students. The day after the stand, they held a Walk 4 Water event at Bostancı Sahil in Istanbul, where the participants walked a total of 9 kilometers. Sponsorship funds from the walk are expected to be collected by the end of this week. “We raised a […]

The Sissonville High School International Club recently organized and held its annual Walk for Water, along with several other activities, raising a total of $1,200 for WASH projects in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and the Navajo Nation in the United States. This marks the 14th year that the West Virginia students have participated in the H2O for Life program, during which they have supported 18 individual projects around the globe. Thank you, Sissonville!

The Plainview-Elgin-Millville School Science Club successfully raised $1,263.22 through their “Penny War” and Mother’s Day Plant Sale. The funds will be used to assist their adopted school, Saviefe Deme Community School in Ghana, in installing a water pump, PVC piping, and a poly tank with a stand. Access to clean water and improved sanitation after extensive flooding will provide the school with essential support. Great job, PEM Middle School students! SUPPORT CAMPAIGN HERE

Thank you, Enloe High School Interact Club in North Carolina, for bringing safe water to Nazigo Demonstration School! Our implementing partner, the 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, created an overflow hole at 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 to create a suitable surface for attaching gutters that will […]

Shakopee High School’s dedicated SUN (Students Understanding Nature) Club members are making impactful waves with their innovative environmental projects! One club member, H2O for Life High School Fellowship Program student Alex Chanthalinh, is raising awareness about the global water crisis and fostering empathy among participants by having them walk one mile while carrying gallons of water. “Through the SUN Club, the Environmental Solutions class, and my H2O For Life Fellowship, I have been organizing a Walk for Water event at my school by meeting with other clubs and classes to teach them about the global water crisis and to build empathy,” said Alex. “A Walk For […]