Water Blogged

#SalemHills and #Atheneum students made positive change with their annual Water Fair! They did a Water Walk, built educational games, and made crafts to fundraise for @h2oforlife and increased access to clean water around the world. ARTICLE: https://ow.ly/FJkx50S2jtQ ¡Los estudiantes de Salem Hills y Atheneum hicieron un cambio positivo con su Feria anual del Agua! Hicieron un paseo por el agua, construyeron juegos educativos, e hicieron manualidades para recaudar fondos para H2O for Life y aumentaron el acceso al agua potable en todo el mundo. ARTÍCULO: https://ow.ly/KSU750S2jBz -submitted by Salem Hills Elementary School, MN

Fifth-grade students at Forsyth School in St. Louis, MO learned about clean water access and usage, both at home and around the world. Through curricular experiences, guest speaker Dr. Daniel Giammar, Professor of Environmental Engineering Director at Washington University, and a visit to the Chain of Rocks Water Treatment facility, students learned about how water has connections to so many areas of our lives. This knowledge became the inspiration for Grade 5’s community service project through H2O for Life, which offers a service-learning opportunity designed to engage, educate, and inspire youth to take action to solve the global water crisis […]

Mafi Adadekope is a rural community of approximately 2,500 people located in the Volta region of Ghana. The major economic activity in the community is subsistent farming, trading, and hunting. The people are very friendly and accommodating. Mafi Adadekope Community School was established in 1963 by the Government of Ghana in partnership with the community. The school has not received any major development from the government since its establishment, so the community members always come together to support the school through communal labor with the support of other organizations. BEFORE: The school did not have any source of safe water. […]

Dodome Awiesu is a rural community located in the Adaklu district in the Volta region of Ghana. The major economic activity in the community is subsistent farming and hunting. The people are friendly and accommodating. Dodome Awiesu Community School was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana in partnership with the community. The school has not received any major development from the government since its establishment, so the community members regularly come together to support the school through communal labor and local materials. BEFORE: Dodome Awiesu, with a current population of 123 students, lacked any source of safe water […]

H2O for Life High School Fellowship Alumni Take on D.C. at U.S. WASH Convening If you have had H2O for Life in your classroom, you might be familiar with the term. “WASH.” WASH is an acronym that stands for Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene. It is the sector that you support when you raise funds for a water project with H2O for Life. In the United States, this sector has never before come together to meet as a group. That was until last week in Washington D.C. when the first ever WASH Convening was hosted by our friends at Dig […]