Check out the Impact
Marion Junior School is located in Wakiso district in the Central region of Uganda.
BEFORE
The students have to travel 0.5 km to the nearest borehole, down a steep slope and through dense vegetation, to meet the school’s water needs, however oftentimes in the dry season the borehole has a limited and inconsistent water supply.
Fetching water robs students of valuable class time; students have to wait between 30 to 60 minutes to get water. Children have to walk down a steep hill to fetch the water and then carry the heavy jerry cans up the hill back to the school. The buildings on this site are permanent and they have a great roof for collecting rainwater. A rainwater collection system at this school would cut down on the time that students travel for water and would provide a consistent source of water for the students and teachers.
AFTER
Check out the impact!
You brought clean water to 388 people
You eliminated 2.30 miles of walking per day
You reduced collection time by 15.87 hours per day
You replaced a Borehole or tubewell with a Rainwater Catchment System
Thank you to the following for bringing safe water to Marion Junior School:
Bluff Creek Elementary School, MN
D.M. Therrell High School, GA
East Valley Central Project Green, WA
Glacier Creek Middle School, WI
Henderson Hammock Charter School, FL
Mrs. Pulczinski’s 5th Grade Class, MN
Notes:
Calculations are based the on number of 20 liter jerrycans used each day at this facility: 7 jerrycans
One jerrycan per trip to original water source
Distance is calculated for a round trip, using GPS, as the crow flies
