Clean water reaching school communities.

Introduction

Before some children in our programme areas write their first letter of the morning, they have already walked kilometres carrying water. Long collection journeys steal learning time, exhaust young bodies, and — when the source is unsafe — bring sickness home in the jerrycan.

Bringing clean water closer to schools is one of the most direct investments in education we can make.

New Water Points, New Mornings

Working with communities and local authorities, we supported new and rehabilitated water points serving school communities. The difference is measured in minutes and attendance registers: children who once left home before dawn to fetch water now arrive at school on time, with energy left for lessons.

• Water points sited with input from women and girls, who carry most of the water
• Rehabilitation of broken pumps that communities had given up on
• Handover to trained water user committees for long-term maintenance

Keeping Water Safe

A clean source can still deliver dirty water if storage and handling fail. Our hygiene promoters work with households and school health clubs on safe collection, covered storage, and handwashing at critical times.

Committees That Keep Pumps Working

The graveyard of development work is full of broken pumps. That is why every water point we support comes with a trained water user committee: local members who collect small maintenance fees, carry out routine servicing, and call in technicians before small faults become failures.

Water flows when communities own the tap.

The Ripple Effect

Teachers report better attendance, especially among girls. Clinic visits for waterborne illness are down in participating communities. And the hours once lost to water collection are being reinvested — in homework, in play, in childhood.

Our Commitment

Every school community deserves safe water within reach. We will keep drilling, repairing, training, and promoting hygiene until that is the reality for every community we serve.

Together, We Can Help More Children Build Brighter Futures.