Water Blogged

At Lydia Middleton Elementary School in Indiana, students engaged in a novel study of ‘A Long Walk to Water.’ They researched South Sudan and its people’s needs. Subsequently, they shared their findings with every classroom in the school.

Lydia Middleton successfully applied for a $500 mini-grant to initiate their project. To generate additional funds, they held a candy gram sale. The students took charge of sales, money collection and accounting, card writing, assembly, and distribution of the candy grams. Ultimately, Lydia Middleton nearly quadrupled the grant money, raising $1,979.00 to contribute towards a borehole well in South Sudan.

Here are a selection of quotes from the young entrepreneurs:

“This project is important because H2O for Life will help us make the world a better place. We can save lives. It’s our job to make the world better than when we came.”

“I learned how important it is that we have clean water because not all people have access to clean water, and it’s amazing that the money that we raised can go to creating a well for others.”

“I learned that H2O for Life was something that could give people clean water. Everyone should have clean water.”

“I think this is something important for everybody because everyone benefits. The people who give money feel good helping and the people who receive get the clean water that keeps them healthy.”