Fausarah Project Complete
Located in Uganda’s Kiryagonja community as a private boarding and day school, Fausarah Kindergarten & Primary School relied on water from pipes on the campus but continually found its needs unmet. The piped water is inconsistent and provides an insufficient quantity of water for the school, so students had to fetch water from other sources off school grounds. To protect the health of students and redeem critical classroom time, Fausarah School needed a rainwater collection system that would provide safe water for drinking, handwashing, and more.
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 15 staff, serving 210 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 29.19 miles of walking and 49.33 hours of collection time per day!
