Water Flows at Karinda « Drop Foundation

By dropFoundation on Jul 1, 2016 in Blog

Karinda is located in Wakyato Subcounty, 36 km from Kiwoko town. There is no reachable water table in this area so that all attempts to establish a water supply by borehole have failed. The subcounty water and sanitation committee have recommended that the school and town be supplied with safe water by water catchment from rain and storage in an underground water tank with a pump.

Karinda Primary school has a student population of 300+ students. The nearest borehole or source of safe water is 12 kilometers away. The water these children and their families drink and cook with domes from an open water hole that is shared with the animals. This puts these children at risk for all water born illnesses. A safe source of water is essential for the health and well being of these children.

The current school roof is not adequate to hold a water catchment roof therefore a new shelter is being built to support this roof. This shelter will also serve as another open air classroom for the school. The water caught during the rainy season will be stored in a 40,000 liter storage tank. This will be underground to prevent damage and environmental degradation. Water will then be pumped from the tank for use by the school and the community.

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My Statement: Ever since I learned that safe drinking water is not available to all children, it has been a goal of mine to help. Goals: I hope to provide at least one well a year to the people of Uganda. Eventually, I would like to put a well in every village in Uganda. The Ugandan Government is helping me identify sites where it is possible for us to put a well and/or library. The library opened in our first well site (Kamira) is the first library housed in a primary school in all of Uganda. I would like to speak at schools other than my own to raise awareness for our cause, as well as educate Seattle of how they can help. Max an

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