Ngongwa Primary School is located in Kilolo district, Iringa, Tanzania. The school has an enrollment of 248 students (120 girls/128 boys) and 10 teacher/staff members. As with many villages and schools in Iringa, the lack of safe water for Ngongwa School was a major problem. Several times throughout the school day, students were forced to […]
Pinecrest Academy is a second-year charter school in Northern Nevada. As the students read “A Long Walk to Water”, they wanted to incorporate a service-learning project. The 5th grade students are driving the fundraiser as they learn valuable skills along with the knowledge that they have the power to change the world! Here’s what they […]
Sedgwick Elementary School students in Sedgwick, ME, have been reading ‘A Long Walk to Water’ in ELA and studying water and related topics in science. They brainstormed fundraising options and their first idea was to sell Peace Flags which are designed and printed by the students. Sedgwick is raising funds to help provide a borehole […]
Check out the new handwashing station for students at San Rafael, Nicaragua! Thanks to Wells of Salvation Inc and Griffin Johnson for supporting this project! We believe all people deserve clean water, safe sanitation, and the knowledge to sustain it for future generations. Our implementing partner, El Porvenir, partners with the people of Nicaragua so that they can build […]
Crown Academy was founded in the Kissitown community of Waterloo, Sierra Leone in 2013. This primary and secondary school, which serves more than 750 students, has had many water challenges since its inception. The students had to walk to a local stream to fetch their water. In addition to the time and physical challenges that […]