Works have started on the final tanks in our two year programme to bring much needed water to remote schools in Uganda. By the end of July, with the support of our donors we will have built 107 eco-block rainwater roof harvesting tanks in 22 schools supporting over 10,000 pupils and staff!
Our tanks generate a range of powerful outcomes far beyond clean water:
Improved health: attendance rates have increased at schools with our tanks, due to reduced sickness levels through a reduction in water borne diseases.
Education: without tanks pupils miss lessons to collect water and poor sanitation leads to girls dropping out of school. Schools with our tanks show a substantial increase in girls’ attendance and school enrolment.
Hunger: our tanks are enabling many schools to provide pupil meals for the first time and for cabbages, maize & bananas to be grown in school gardens.
Climate action: water from our tanks is being used to grow tree seedlings to plant in school gardens and distributed to parents & communities to enhance village micro-climates.
There are more schools in the Masaka region in need of clean water. We are excited to announce we will be launching a new rainwater roof harvesting programme supporting additional schools this Autumn. We rely on donations to deliver our work and have a wonderful community of supporters who want to make a difference. If you would like to join them – find out more here.
