Project
Mount Calvary Secondary School
Mount Calvary Secondary School, situated in Mtitu Village of the Kilolo District, has a total student enrollment of 109. The school employs 10 staff members, both teachers and non-teaching personnel. A significant challenge faced by Mount Calvary is the lack of access to safe and clean water, a common issue in many schools and villages across Iringa. Students spend considerable time collecting water from unsafe sources for various domestic uses, including cleaning, cooking, and drinking. Typically, students collect water from the Lukosi River, which is considered unsafe and contaminated.
Each student must bring at least three buckets of water to school in the morning. Additionally, students are expected to fetch water from the river during break times. However, the river water is not safe or clean, posing a significant risk to their health and overall well-being. Waterborne diseases are prevalent among students and the local community due to the use of water from these unsafe sources.
The primary goal of this project is to ensure that the students at Mount Calvary Secondary School have access to clean water. In collaboration with our implementing partner, St. Paul Partners, we will install a shallow borehole well equipped with a hand pump within the school premises. This initiative guarantees that students will have sufficient safe water, thereby increasing their classroom study time. Moreover, the availability of clean water is expected to greatly improve the health of not only the students and teachers but also the surrounding community members.
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.
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