Water Blogged

Walnut Creek 6th graders collaborate each quarter on a service learning project. After reading the book, A Long Walk to Water, and conducting water testing labs, students were shocked by the issues of water pollution and scarcity on our planet and even in our own country. As a result, we chose to help a Navajo Nation in the United States. Students brainstormed ways to bring awareness and generate funds to help. Ultimately, this project was a perfect fit because it encouraged students to problem-solve and think globally. As you know our sixth graders embarked on a service learning project focused […]

Thank you for bringing safe water to Nakifuma High School in Uganda’s Mukono District! 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 structure and attached a pipe to it that extends six inches beyond the perimeter of the base. Crew members also attached face boards to the roof of the building adjacent to the tank in order to create a suitable surface to which they could attach the gutters […]

Thank you for bringing safe water to Nabalanga Islamic School in Uganda’s Mukono District! 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 structure and attached a pipe to it that extends six inches beyond the perimeter of the base. Crew members also attached face boards to the roof of the building adjacent to the tank in order to create a suitable surface to which they could attach the gutters […]

Last weekend marked the end of the 2024 H2O for Life High School Fellowship program. Since January, our high school fellows have met a couple of times a month, over Zoom, on Saturday mornings to learn more about the Global Water Crisis and how to take action in their own communities. 25 fellows joined the cohort from California, Costa Rica, Florida, Illinois, India, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Each came with their own unique perspectives on issues related to water and their own ideas on how to get their communities involved. We left […]

#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