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Kisowera Senior Secondary School

Uganda 1837 beneficiaries Mukono
$2,090 needed (100%)
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Kisowera Senior Secondary School hosts 1738 students, with roughly 600 of them boarding on-site. They are supported by 99 staff members throughout 25 classrooms. Their main water source is a shallow well with a pump, which is the primary source for this school in addition to another school, a local place of worship, and multiple households. Students must face dense vegetation, wild animals, and even the possibility of mugging or assault when fetching water from the shallow well. To supplement the water fetched from this source, the school purchases water from vendors at very expensive rates. The school spends roughly $360 USD per month on water-related expenses alone. The installation of a rainwater collection system would help relieve the burden of water insecurity and bring more choice to the students and staff of Kisowera Secondary School. 
  • Current Water Source: Shallow Well with Pump
  • Proposed Project Type: Rainwater Collection System
  • Location: Mpoma, Nama, Mukono, Uganda 
  • Beneficiaries: 1,837 students & staff
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Our implementing partner, The Ugandan Water Project, 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 and 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 “T” 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 of the tank. The rainwater collection system will be paired with four Sawyer Point One water filters in order to ensure that all water collected from the tank will be safe for drinking.

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