Luhindo Project Complete
September 4, 2024
Luhindo Primary School, a government institution located in Lulanza, Kilolo, enrolls a total of 642 students across standards one to seven, including 315 girls and 327 boys. The school employs 14 teachers and staff members. Like many other villages and schools in the region, Luhindo faced a significant challenge due to the absence of safe water.
At Luhindo, students used to be responsible for collecting water from different sources in the village several times a day, including from an antiquated hand-dug well. Teachers frequently accompanied them, which resulted in lost classroom time. The local water sources, often used by livestock, tend to be highly contaminated. Consequently, students spent more time gathering water and recuperating from water-related diseases than on their studies. The school urgently required a reliable source of clean water for drinking, handwashing, cooking, and cleaning purposes.
The overall objective of this project was to provide access to clean water for the students at Luhindo Primary School. Our implementing partner, St. Paul Partners (SSP), successfully installed a borehole well on the school grounds! This will ensure students have access to enough safe water, which will lead to more time in the classroom studying. Plentiful, safe water will also have a significant impact on the health of the students, teachers and neighbors around the village.
SSP representatives worked with the school administration to identify a suitable location for a borehole well that would have a hand pump. This 48M deep well was drilled, flushed, and tested to the standards of St. Paul Partners. The project included the furnishing of all materials, labor and supervision required during drilling. To ensure the project's sustainability, WASH training was conducted at Luhindo School. Students and staff were trained to use the hand pump and ensure its sustainability. This training aimed to strengthen the schools' and villages' sense of ownership towards the project. The school leaders promise to take good care of the well for many years.
"I would like to thanks the management of Luhindo school, school administration and the village local government for their participation and support throughout the project. Also, I would like to thank H2O for Life for sponsoring this project. Finally, I would like to acknowledge Maintenance Group for drilling the well to the standards of Saint Paul Partners. God bless you all. "
- Onno Mella, St Paul Partners Tanzanian Team
At Luhindo, students used to be responsible for collecting water from different sources in the village several times a day, including from an antiquated hand-dug well. Teachers frequently accompanied them, which resulted in lost classroom time. The local water sources, often used by livestock, tend to be highly contaminated. Consequently, students spent more time gathering water and recuperating from water-related diseases than on their studies. The school urgently required a reliable source of clean water for drinking, handwashing, cooking, and cleaning purposes.
The overall objective of this project was to provide access to clean water for the students at Luhindo Primary School. Our implementing partner, St. Paul Partners (SSP), successfully installed a borehole well on the school grounds! This will ensure students have access to enough safe water, which will lead to more time in the classroom studying. Plentiful, safe water will also have a significant impact on the health of the students, teachers and neighbors around the village.
SSP representatives worked with the school administration to identify a suitable location for a borehole well that would have a hand pump. This 48M deep well was drilled, flushed, and tested to the standards of St. Paul Partners. The project included the furnishing of all materials, labor and supervision required during drilling. To ensure the project's sustainability, WASH training was conducted at Luhindo School. Students and staff were trained to use the hand pump and ensure its sustainability. This training aimed to strengthen the schools' and villages' sense of ownership towards the project. The school leaders promise to take good care of the well for many years.
"I would like to thanks the management of Luhindo school, school administration and the village local government for their participation and support throughout the project. Also, I would like to thank H2O for Life for sponsoring this project. Finally, I would like to acknowledge Maintenance Group for drilling the well to the standards of Saint Paul Partners. God bless you all. "
- Onno Mella, St Paul Partners Tanzanian Team
Thanks to the following for supporting this project:
