Project
Real Care Infants School
Real Care Infants School hosts almost 229 primary and nursery school students, taught by 14 teachers throughout 8 classrooms.
Although there is piped water on school grounds, it is extremely unreliable, and so is not used as the primary source. The school shares their main water source, a spring box, with 400 households in the nearby village - students need to fetch water three times a day and must cross a major road while facing the possibility of mugging, harassment, or even assault. Even once the water is fetched, it contains other pollutants and often animal feces, so it must be boiled and strained. In order to redeem valuable class time and eliminate a health concern for students, we are hoping to install a new rainwater collection system and provide water filters and handwashing stations.
The Ugandan Water Project, our implementing partner, will erect a 10,000-liter polyethylene tank on a base made of brick, hardcore, and cement. Once cured, our crew will place the tank on the base, make an overflow hole in the top of the structure, and attach a pipe to it that will extend six inches beyond the perimeter of the base. Crew members will also attach face boards to the roof of the building adjacent to the tank in order to create a suitable surface to which they can attach the gutters that will allow water to flow from the metal roof to the tank. Just before the outlet pipe reaches the tank, a âTâ joint will be inserted to create a first flush, a rudimentary filtration system that reduces the amount of debris and contaminants that enter the tank. The crew will then construct a protective wall around the tank and first flush, as well as a tap stand located slightly downhill from the tank. The rainwater collection system will be paired with four Sawyer Point One water filters in order to ensure that all water collection from the tank will be safe for drinking.
H2O for Life is not a WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project implementer. We have partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing WASH in Schools projects around the world. Our NGO partners match funds needed for each school project. We also have a generous donor that provides us with an interest-free loan that, along with matching funds, allows for many projects to be started or possibly even completed before total funds have been raised. In rare situations we reserve the right to reallocate funds to alternate project(s).
Questions? Ask us at 651-756-7577 or info@h2oforlifeschools.org.
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