Water Blogged

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

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 […]