Project
Green Land Junior School
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A boarding and day school in rural Uganda, Green Land Junior School has 30 teachers serving 833 students in nursery and primary school, of which 200 students are boarding.
Students fetch water twice a day from the unsafe shallow well on campus - this is their main source, yet often breaks down and has an insufficient supply to provide for the school. The quality is poor, and this well is situated less than 10 meters from the latrine facilities at the school. In the past year, the well was broken for over six months in total. While the school does have an existing rainwater collection system, it does not hold nearly enough water for the students and staff at this large school. Providing a rainwater collection system, handwashing stations, and water filters would change life at this school and for everyone in the community around it.
The Ugandan Water Project, our implementing partner, will erect a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, our crew will place the tank on the base, make an overflow hole in the top of the structure, and attach a pipe to it that will extend six inches beyond the perimeter of the base. Crew members will also attach face boards to the roof of the building adjacent to the tank in order to create a suitable surface to which they can attach the gutters that will allow water to flow from the metal roof to the tank. Just before the outlet pipe reaches the tank, a âTâ joint will be inserted to create a first flush, a rudimentary filtration system that reduces the amount of debris and contaminants that enter the tank. The crew will then construct a protective wall around the tank and first flush, as well as a tap stand located slightly downhill from the tank. The rainwater collection system will be paired with four Sawyer Point One water filters in order to ensure that all water collection from the tank will be safe for drinking.
H2O for Life is not a WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project implementer. We have partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing WASH in Schools projects around the world. Our NGO partners match funds needed for each school project. We also have a generous donor that provides us with an interest-free loan that, along with matching funds, allows for many projects to be started or possibly even completed before total funds have been raised. In rare situations we reserve the right to reallocate funds to alternate project(s).
Questions? Ask us at 651-756-7577 or info@h2oforlifeschools.org.
