Makwema School

The school faces challenges of getting safe water for daily consumption. Students use polluted water from an unsafe stream and small river near the village. Every day, students bring buckets of water for the school’s domestic use. This makes life difficult for students and teachers. Students spend a lot of time fetching water, consequently causing them to miss important lessons and valuable studies. This is also a health concern, as the water from the river and streams are not safe, so the students and teachers are at risk to get waterborne diseases. It is also dangerous for the students to walk alone across the forest when they are going to the river to fetch water.