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Posts for 2023

Toilets and Handwashing

Posted by Steve Hall on September 13, 2023

The new toilets and handwashing station at Yaro School in Nicaragua have 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 themselves through […]

Daystar Academy IB School is a Shining Example of H2O for Life Service Learning in Action!

Posted by Mitchell LeGrand on September 13, 2023

This spring, students at Daystar Academy IB School in Chicago had an incredibly successful Water Day at their school! In 9th and 10th grade Geography classes, students had been learning about the UN’s 17 SDGs. To extend their learning in their “Service as Action” class, the 9th and 10th grade students were challenged to create […]

Kipsigor Project Complete

Posted by Steve Hall on September 18, 2023

We are excited to share that Kipsigor Primary School in Kenya now has access to a new, safe, clean water source thanks to the completion of their new borehole well! Students and staff are already using the well’s flowing water, which will provide them with a reliable source of water for all of their daily […]

Navajo Nation Water Delivery Project

Posted by Steve Hall on September 18, 2023

We are so grateful for DigDeep’s incredible support and continued partnership. It is our pleasure to share this update from our implementing partner, DigDeep, about the impact of their water delivery program, which received funding from H2O for Life during the 2022-23 school year! DIGDEEP’S NAVAJO WATER PROJECT DigDeep’s mission is to ensure that every […]

Nakifuma Project Complete

Posted by Steve Hall on September 22, 2023

The new rainwater collection system at Nakifuma Church of Uganda Primary School has been successfully completed! Our implementing partner, Ugandan Water Project, erected a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, the crew placed the tank on the base, made an overflow hole in the top of the […]

Peas Samling Project Complete

Posted by Steve Hall on September 22, 2023

The new rainwater collection system at Peas Samling Nama High School in Uganda has been successfully completed! Our implementing partner, Ugandan Water Project, erected a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, the crew placed the tank on the base, made an overflow hole in the top of […]

Rainwater Collection System a Success

Posted by Steve Hall on September 22, 2023

The new rainwater collection system at Kakinzi YMCA Primary School in Uganda has been successfully completed! Our implementing partner, Ugandan Water Project, erected a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, the crew placed the tank on the base, made an overflow hole in the top of the […]

NUMA System Installed

Posted by Steve Hall on September 25, 2023

The District Health Office had identified Mabo Kunda and Sakala as having the highest rates of waterborne illness in the district. These communities in Zambia relied on the local school’s hand pumps for water, but the pressure of so many users resulted in constant breakdowns and conflict between the schools and the communities. Many people […]

Ongai Borehole Drilled

Posted by Steve Hall on September 26, 2023

Ongai Primary School, located in Okura Village, Nwoya District, Uganda, currently has 577 students (265 girls & 312 boys). The school has had a severe lack of safe water for many years with the nearest working well being over a mile away. The route to the water source is also alongside and requires crossing, a […]

Borehole a Success

Posted by Steve Hall on September 26, 2023

Bulumwaki Primary School is located in the Iganga district of eastern Uganda and currently has 733 students (346 girls & 387 boys). Their typical water source had been a hand-dug well that produced no water during the dry season. This presented major challenges for the school; they urgently needed a deep borehole well to provide […]

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