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Kitega Nursery School

Uganda 410 beneficiaries Buikwe
$2,090 needed (100%)
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Serving 400 students in Uganda’s Butinindi community as a private day school for nursery students, Kitega Nursery School currently relies on water from a spring box and continually finds its needs unmet. The source does not provide enough water for the school, as it is shared with two other schools and hundreds of households. Each trip to fetch water takes roughly 90 minutes, and even once the water is obtained, it has an unacceptable taste and color. The school spends an average of $107 USD every month on water expenses alone, funds that should go to curriculum materials or even toys for the students. In order to protect the health of students and teachers, Kitega Nursery School is in need of a solution that will provide safe water for drinking, handwashing, and more. 
  • Current Water Source: Spring Box
  • Proposed Project Type: Rainwater Collection System
  • Location: Butinindi, Kawolo, Buikwe, Uganda 
  • Beneficiaries: 410 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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