A group of 56 7th Graders from Carver High School in Philadelphia engaged in inquiry-learning extending their thinking beyond the four walls of the classroom. Within the context of Social Studies and English standards students chose one H2O for Life project to investigate. After the investigation, each student developed a clear persuasive argument to encourage […]
The Bank Street School for Children is a private, progressive school in NYC serving children ages 3-14. In the 6th grade, students study water contamination in Science class, human rights in Social Studies, and read “A Long Walk to Water” in English class. As part of an integrated, cross-curricular unit of study, the students wish […]
We asked “Do you have a fantastic photo that you want to share from your H2O for Life project?” The answer was an overwhelming, YES! Thank you to all the students and teachers who took the time to capture the fantastic images that were submitted. We applaud you all! View all submissions here First Place – $750 […]
These came in the other day and they make my heart sing! Here is the email from John Travis and Drop in the Bucket: These were taken at the St Mary Assumpta School. This was the school your girls helped get a new water system. The school is an all-girls school and these students are […]
A few of our Salem Hills Elementary Water Warriors hosted a lemonade/bake sale over their summer break. They raised a bunch of money to give their school a head start on their upcoming H2O for Life campaign! Thanks for visiting our office today and telling us your story!
Construction of latrines: The project planned to construct 4 latrine stances for the girls, 4 latrine stances for the boys, 2 latrine stances for male teachers and 2 latrine stances for female teachers of Moyo Secondary School. This was preceded by a needs assessment that was conducted in July 2017. Before the construction, a comprehensive […]
Because of your generous support, the girls dormitory at Nyaka Vocational Secondary School now has two new water tanks with capacity to hold 10,000 liters of water. They are both fully installed, have been filled to capacity by rainwater, and are ready for use. These tanks will be of great importance in providing water to […]
Rainwater Collection Tank: George Ntanda Primary School, Kalagala LC1 Check out your impact! – You brought clean water to 510 people – You eliminated 30.59 miles of walking per day – You reduced collection time by 53.33 hours per day – You replaced an old failing Borehole or tubewell with a Rainwater Catchment System Notes: – Calculations are based the on number of 20 liter jerrycans used each […]
Rainwater Collection Tank: Good Parent Junior School, Nakisamata LC1 Check out your impact! – You brought clean water to 462 people – You eliminated 8.03 miles of walking per day – You reduced collection time by 266.67 hours per day – You replaced a Borehole or tubewell with a Rainwater Catchment System Notes: – Calculations are based the on number of 20 liter jerrycans used each day […]
Welcome back to school! See what’s new at H2O for Life in 2018.