Water Blogged

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 allow water from the metal roof to flow to the tank. Just before the outlet pipe reaches […]

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 allow water from the metal roof to flow to the tank. Just before the outlet pipe reaches […]

A government-aided primary and nursery day school in Uganda, St. Bruno Mwembe Primary School, hosts 500 students, taught by 15 teachers in 8 classrooms. Their primary water source was piped water into the yard. Still, this source is highly unreliable, and staff described it as of poor quality, with an unacceptable color and taste. It is sometimes unavailable during daytime hours, typically only four days a week. Students would fetch water twice a day and often miss class in the dry season to find alternate water sources. Most of the school’s water-related expenses centered around treatment, which they did by […]

Serving 224 students in Uganda’s Muyenje community as a private boarding and day school for primary and nursery students, Sir Nimrod Infant & Junior School relied on water from a traditional well but continually found its needs unmet. The spring is shared with 5 other schools and multiple households, meaning students would often miss class due to the 35-minute trip. While fetching, students had to cross a busy road and face the possibility of wild animals, mugging, or even sexual assault. The water from the spring itself is unsafe and must be boiled, taking valuable time and resources. In order […]

Serving 363 students in Uganda’s Tula community as a private boarding and day primary and nursery school, Apex Nursery and Primary School previously relied on a metallic rainwater collection tank that had a low storage capacity and was breaking down – so much so that the Ugandan Water Project (UWP) team, our implementing partner, on the ground cited it as “beyond repairing.” The school also had to bring water in from a tanker truck, meaning they paid roughly 500,000 Ush ($135 USD) monthly on water expenses alone. Apex Nursery and Primary School does use chlorine tablets to clean their water, […]