Ebenezer Project Complete
Thank you for bringing safe water to Ebenezer Christian Primary School!
BEFORE:
Located in Uganda’s Lugaazi community as a boarding and day school for primary and nursery students, Ebenezer Christian Primary School currently relies on piped water but continually finds its needs unmet. The piped water is unreliable and frequently breaks down or runs dry, so the school has to spend valuable resources on providing water to the students and staff. Even with these additional sources, water retrieved is not stored safely afterward. To protect the health of students and redeem critical classroom time, Ebenezer School needs a rainwater collection system that will provide safe water for drinking, handwashing, and more.
AFTER:
The Ugandan Water Project, our implementing partner, constructed a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, our 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 to create a suitable surface to which they can attach the gutters that 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 to ensure that all water collection from the tank will be safe for drinking.
- You brought clean water to a school with 13 staff, serving 200 students at the time of project installation
- Previously, students and staff fetched from an insufficient rainwater collection system
- By bringing a rainwater collection system to facility grounds, we estimate that you eliminated up to 1.27 miles of walking and 8.67 hours of collection time per day!
Note: Time and distance calculations are based on the average number of 20 liter jerrycans that UWP rainwater collection systems can provide each day. We assume that every jerrycan fetched from the UWP rainwater collection system replaces one trip to the previous water source. Distance from the facility to the previous water source is calculated for a round trip as the crow flies, using GPS coordinates.
Thanks to Greenhills School in MI for supporting this project!
