Water Blogged

School: Presentación Centeno Location: Lajas, Yarula, La Paz, Honduras Benefitted Population: 187 students & 6 teachers Project Review Our implementing partner, 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 any bacteria in the water. Cova technicians will install this system […]

Our theme was “On the Road With Jesus”, and the map photo is where the children learned about H2O for Life and where they learned about Saints from all over the world. They placed stickers each day on the places we talked about. Each child got his/her own map to keep track and to take home at the end. The water drops are something our team created to share this fundraiser with the parish, and they were hung in the windows of the church’s gathering area. Then the VBS children made their own to remind them of our water project. […]

A momentous celebration took place in Sami Tabema, a rural village in Tikonko Chiefdom, Sierra Leone. The occasion marked the official handover of a brand-new Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project at the Bo District Education Committee (BDEC) Primary School—an initiative brought to life through Rural Health Care Initiative’s (RHCI) ongoing partnership with H2O for Life. The project includes a safe and sustainable water well, a block of three modern toilets, and handwashing stations—critical infrastructure for the health and dignity of the children and community. For decades, pupils were forced to drink from the Tabe River and use nearby bushes […]

Lulanzi Secondary School is located in Lulanzi village in the Kilolo District of Tanzania, with an enrollment of 842 students. The school employs a total of 18 staff members, including both teachers and non-teaching personnel. BEFORE: Lulanzi faced a significant challenge due to limited access to safe and clean water, an issue prevalent in many schools and villages across Iringa. Students spent a considerable amount of time collecting water from unsafe sources for essential domestic purposes, such as cleaning, cooking, and drinking. Each day during break times, students were forced to travel to nearby streams or a small river, averaging […]

Hillside Secondary, a non-government school in the Kilolo District of the Iringa region in Tanzania, serves a total of 104 students and 15 staff members. BEFORE: Hillside depended on the Kilolo water system, collected rainwater during the rainy season, and utilized a nearby stream for daily water needs. There was also a reserve tank to store water for domestic use. However, the monthly water fee of 250,000 Tshs was too high for the school. As a result, students often turned to the nearby stream for water, which is usually unsafe for consumption. Accessing safe and clean water was a daily […]