Water Blogged

Bulunda Primary School is located in Mpigi, Uganda, along the shores of Lake Victoria. BEFORE: Students and teachers struggled daily to find a safe space to ‘go’. This caused absence and health issues both from youth and teachers which affected education, poverty, and female health needs. There were no handwashing facilities and because they were so desperate for space, they created a barrier with leaves and poles behind a latrine for children to urinate. This was not clean or safe, especially as many children lack shoes and disease can and does spread easily. AFTER: Our implementing partner, Drink Local Drink […]

The festivities that surround the end of the school year are in full rigor here at The Haverford School. Field days, class trips, final presentations, move up days, and graduations bring a sense of finality to the academic year. Many of our prospective high school graduates remark about the Walk for Water as they reflect on their years at The Haverford School. The significance of the event is not lost to time, it is clearly etched in the hearts and minds of those young men that previously “Walked the Walk”. We kicked off our campaign for H2O for Life on […]