Water Blogged

St. Paul’s Primary School in Zomba District, Malawi, has an extremely large enrollment of 2,665 students and only 24 teachers with a sprawling campus of 15 classrooms. Students walk to school from as far as 7km away. In the overcrowded classrooms, students sit on the floor as there are no desks to accommodate them. Beneficiaries of this project will also include many of the 17,000 community members. BEFORE: The school had one shallow borehole well within its premises however, it breaks down frequently and dries up during the dry season (April-November), forcing the students to spend class time retrieving water […]

ForsythSchool (St. Louis, MO) Grade 5 students wrapped up their interdisciplinary unit on water with a service-learning project to support the installation of new girls’ latrine and handwashing facilities at Ttama C/U Primary School in Uganda through @h2oforlife. In advance of their fundraiser, the students learned about clean water access and usage at home and around the world in Sustainability classes with Mrs. Susan Zareh, Innovation & Design classes with Mrs. Melissa Leuthardt, and even Language Arts classes with Mr. Ryan Howard. #UniquelyForsyth In Innovation & Design, the students learned how to decrease water’s turbidity to create flocculation, similar to what […]

Dear H2O for Life, We are pleased to report that Water for South Sudan (our implementing partner) has drilled the well that you sponsored. We have now drilled more than 600 wells since 2005, and we are deeply grateful for the continued support from donors like you. WFSS will continue to provide access to clean water and hygiene education, led by our South Sudan team. Although parts of South Sudan continue to experience unrest, we have been able to continue drilling wells safely. Our work continues to provide grassroots development and sustainability for rural villages and schools. The installation of […]

On April 10th, I spent a morning in Pasadena, California, visiting teacher Gigi Bizar at the Westridge School. Westridge is an all-girls school and has partnered with H2O for Life for the past 13 years! It was serendipitous that the “Water Warriors” club was hosting its final H2O for Life event for the year. The girls were hosting a raffle. Each club member donated an item or a basket. At 7 am, I helped Gigi and several of her “Warriors” set up the raffle outside on tables to get ready to sell tickets! It was amazing. Girls bought raffle tickets […]

The students at Matoska and Willow Elementaries on White Bear Lake are teaming up this year for their annual H2O for Life Projects. The Water Warrior Clubs at both schools have been learning more about the Global Water Crisis as they prepare for their end of year Walk for Water. They took their learning outside of the classroom earlier this month when they visited the local water treatment plant in their town for a tour. Staff in the Water Division are responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Water Treatment Plant, which includes overseeing 5 water wells, 3 water […]