Project
Kilolo Secondary School
Project Complete!
Kilolo Secondary School is a government school located in the Kilolo District, Iringa, Tanzania. The school has 1011 students (610 girls/401 boys) from forms 1-4. The school has a total of 27 staff members, including teachers and non-teachers.
As with many villages and schools in Iringa, the lack of safe water for Kikolo School is a major problem. The students currently waste a lot of time, typically walking 2 km each way, fetching water for domestic uses including drinking, cleaning, and cooking. Students are also tasked with bringing water to school each morning. They fetch this water from various sources on the way, including a river and small streams. All this wasted time negatively impacts their school performance. Teachers often escort the children, missing time in the classroom as well. These local water sources are shared with animals and are not safe/clean leading to rampant waterborne illness.
The overall objective of this project is to provide access to clean water for the students at Kilolo Secondary School. Our implementing partner, St. Paul Partners, will install a shallow borehole well with a hand pump located directly on the school compound. This will ensure students have access to enough safe water, which will lead to more time in the classroom to study. Access to safe water will also significantly impact the health of the students, teachers and neighbors around the village.
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.
September 5, 2024
Kilolo Project Complete
Kilolo Secondary School, located in the Kilolo District of Iringa, Tanzania, is a government institution. It accommodates 1011 students, with a distribution of 610 girls and 401 boys across forms...
