Water Blogged

A government-aided primary and nursery day school in Uganda, St. Bruno Mwembe Primary School, hosts 500 students, taught by 15 teachers in 8 classrooms. Their primary water source was piped water into the yard. Still, this source is highly unreliable, and staff described it as of poor quality, with an unacceptable color and taste. It is sometimes unavailable during daytime hours, typically only four days a week. Students would fetch water twice a day and often miss class in the dry season to find alternate water sources. Most of the school’s water-related expenses centered around treatment, which they did by […]

Serving 224 students in Uganda’s Muyenje community as a private boarding and day school for primary and nursery students, Sir Nimrod Infant & Junior School relied on water from a traditional well but continually found its needs unmet. The spring is shared with 5 other schools and multiple households, meaning students would often miss class due to the 35-minute trip. While fetching, students had to cross a busy road and face the possibility of wild animals, mugging, or even sexual assault. The water from the spring itself is unsafe and must be boiled, taking valuable time and resources. In order […]

Serving 363 students in Uganda’s Tula community as a private boarding and day primary and nursery school, Apex Nursery and Primary School previously relied on a metallic rainwater collection tank that had a low storage capacity and was breaking down – so much so that the Ugandan Water Project (UWP) team, our implementing partner, on the ground cited it as “beyond repairing.” The school also had to bring water in from a tanker truck, meaning they paid roughly 500,000 Ush ($135 USD) monthly on water expenses alone. Apex Nursery and Primary School does use chlorine tablets to clean their water, […]

St. Kizito Kayabwe Primary School in Uganda hosts roughly 600 primary school students, taught by 11 teachers throughout 10 classrooms. BEFORE: Although piped water is on school grounds, it is highly unreliable, and students, mainly girls, must fetch water twice a day. The facility spends 130,000 Ush monthly (roughly $35 USD) on water alone. Additionally, students and staff must boil the water before it can be used to wash dishes, prepare food, and/or drink. To eliminate health concerns among students, we are hoping to install a new rainwater collection system and provide water filters and handwashing stations. AFTER: Our implementing […]

Mabel recently participated in the Model United Nations at Yale University, spending four days passionately advocating for everyone’s basic human right to clean, safe water. High school students from around the globe joined in, sharing their visions for a better world. Mabel earned the top honor of Best Delegate. Since she was just one year old, she has been dedicated to bringing clean water to as many people as possible through H2O for Life and her own nonprofit, Sisters4Water, which she co-founded with her older sister, Ella.