Water Blogged

School: CEM Adan Bonilla Arellamo  Location: La Florida, Marcala, La Paz, Honduras Benefitted Population: 77 students & 6 teachers *This report has been provided by Cova, an implementing partner of H2O for Life. Project Review Cova will install a water treatment system, ‘Sistema Combinado’ or Combined System in English, to purify the water in the school. This system consists of a two-step process: first, the reduction of water turbidity (cleaning the water so it looks crystal clear), and second, treating the bacteria to ensure it is safe to drink. This system will serve as a mini-water treatment plant, reducing turbidity levels and killing […]

School: República de Honduras Location: Tres Cruces, Marcala, La Paz, Honduras Benefitted Population: 38 students & 2 teachers & 30 families. * This report has been provided by Cova, an implementing partner of H2O for Life. Project Review Cova will install a water treatment system—known as the Sistema Combinado (Combined System)—at the local school to ensure students have consistent access to safe, clean drinking water. This innovative two-stage system first reduces turbidity (removing particles to make the water clear) and then eliminates harmful bacteria, functioning as a compact water treatment plant tailored to the school’s needs. Cova technicians will carry out the installation in collaboration with […]

Commonwealth-Parkville School is a small college preparatory school in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Through the community service program of their National Honor Society Comets Chapter, students strive to significantly impact their school community and increase global awareness. The NHS COMETS Chapter hosted their annual H2O for Life Sip and Paint. This campaign focuses on students having an activity in which they sip water and sodas, eat snacks, and have a watercolor workshop, all while learning about H2O for Life efforts. The event raised $900 to support a water and sanitation project at Francisco Morazán School in Honduras.

St. Paul’s Primary School in Zomba District, Malawi, has an extremely large enrollment of 2,665 students and only 24 teachers with a sprawling campus of 15 classrooms. Students walk to school from as far as 7km away. In the overcrowded classrooms, students sit on the floor as there are no desks to accommodate them. Beneficiaries of this project will also include many of the 17,000 community members. BEFORE: The school had one shallow borehole well within its premises however, it breaks down frequently and dries up during the dry season (April-November), forcing the students to spend class time retrieving water […]

ForsythSchool (St. Louis, MO) Grade 5 students wrapped up their interdisciplinary unit on water with a service-learning project to support the installation of new girls’ latrine and handwashing facilities at Ttama C/U Primary School in Uganda through @h2oforlife. In advance of their fundraiser, the students learned about clean water access and usage at home and around the world in Sustainability classes with Mrs. Susan Zareh, Innovation & Design classes with Mrs. Melissa Leuthardt, and even Language Arts classes with Mr. Ryan Howard. #UniquelyForsyth In Innovation & Design, the students learned how to decrease water’s turbidity to create flocculation, similar to what […]