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Posts for 2022

Idodi Borehole Complete

Posted by Steve Hall on September 15, 2022

Idodi Primary School is located in Idodi Village, Tanzania. The school has a population of 953 students (446 girls and 507 boys) and 13 teachers/staff members. Access to safe water is the major problem the school faces on a daily basis. BEFORE: Students were forced to fetch water from a seasonal dam which is 1 […]

Mtitu Borehole Complete

Posted by Steve Hall on September 15, 2022

Mtitu Primary School is located in Kilolo district, Iringa, Tanzania. The school has an enrollment of 515 students (278 girls/237 boys) and 11 teachers/staff members. As with many villages and schools in Iringa, the lack of safe water for Mtitu School is a major problem. BEFORE: Students were expected to fetch water, several times per […]

Safe Water for Nativity Junior School

Posted by Steve Hall on September 16, 2022

Thank you for bringing safe water to Nativity Junior School, Uganda! Check out your impact! You brought clean water to a school with 13 staff, serving 305 students at the time of project installation Previously, students and staff fetched from ⁠an unreliable piped supply By bringing a rainwater collection system to facility grounds, we estimate […]

St. Joseph Borehole Rehab

Posted by Steve Hall on September 16, 2022

Thank you for bringing safe water to St. Joseph Primary School, Namayamba, Uganda! A borehole well is a simple hand pump well that typically ranges from 30 to 250 ft deep. Even though this mechanical pumping system is the most common method of water delivery across Africa, the wells include so many moving parts and […]

Kitelewasi Project a Success!

Posted by Steve Hall on September 19, 2022

Kitelewasi Secondary School is located in the village of Lundamatwe in Tanzania. There are currently 547 students enrolled at the school and 30 teachers/staff members. The school has two dormitories for girls and a small kitchen on campus. Most of the teachers live on campus as well. The school is currently expanding due to the […]

Safe Water for Tanzanian Students

Posted by Steve Hall on September 19, 2022

Mlowa Secondary School is 125 kilometers away from Iringa town in Mlowa Village, Tanzania. It is a day school for boys and a hostel for girls. Mlowa School has an enrollment of 646 students: 345 girls, 301 boys and 24 teachers/staff members. Malinzanga Primary School is nearby Mlowa Secondary. Malinzanga has an enrollment of 688 […]

Las Cañas Update

Posted by Steve Hall on September 23, 2022

The new latrine and handwashing intervention at Las Cañas in Cuidad Dario, Nicaragua has been successfully completed! We believe all people deserve clean water, safe sanitation, and the knowledge to sustain it for future generations. Our implementing partner, El Porvenir, partners with the people of Nicaragua so that they can build a better future for […]

Akome, Ghana Project

Posted by Steve Hall on September 29, 2022

Akome is a rural community located in Ho-West district in the Volta region of Ghana. The population of Akome Gbota according to the 2020 Ghana Statistical Authority is 15,927. The major economic activity in the community is subsistent farming and hunting. The people are friendly and accommodating. Akome Senior High Technical School was established in […]

Maximizing a classroom impact

Posted by Yura Fora on October 17, 2022

We are just under a month away from Give to the Max Day, Minnesota’s annual 24 hour give-a-thon! This year, we encourage you to help us empower classrooms by multiplying your impact. Providing youth with the opportunity to impact the world from their classrooms is something that we we believe is truly unique and inspirational. […]

VIP Latrine Construction - Maggya School

Posted by Steve Hall on October 18, 2022

In Mpigi, Uganda, our implementing partner, Drink Local Drink Tap has partnered with the community and school for many years. BEFORE: Maggya Primary School was in dire need of two latrine blocks (VIP- ventilated improved pit latrines) to help 513 students and teachers. The stench of the old latrines was unbearable, they were cracked everywhere […]

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