The students of The Collegiate have accepted the challenge to raise over $10,000 to build a rain water catchment system and water tank in the community of Kalimani in Kenya. The system will feature a sand filtration system and community members will be trained to ensure the water remains clean and safe.
With your help, the students of The Collegiate will forever change the lives of over 2,000 people!
About the Project:
The Problem:
The people of Kalimani suffer daily from a lack of access to clean water. Currently, community members...most often children...must travel up to 8km each way to collect water to drink. Often times, even this water is dirty and diseased. The problems caused by unclean water are numerous and devastating. By providing a reliable water source in this village the foundation will be laid for many other types of relief work.
Read more about "Why Water" here...
The Solution:
Our partner in the field will be constructing a rain water catchment system and large concrete water tank in the village of Kalimani.
These tanks hold over 100,000 litres of water and help the community cope between rainy seasons. Kalimani has a number of concrete buildings with adequate roofs to quickly collect large amounts of rain when it falls.
This project will benefit 2,000 people - 300 men, 500 women, & 1,200 youth and children.
Read more how rain catchment work...
Getting Involved:
The Collegiate team is launching "The Walk for Water." They are asking folks to sponsor a student's walk by making a donation through personal online Walk-A-Thon pages.
100% of your donating will be used to fund the construction of this water project. Neither The Water Project, Inc. or GiveMeaning.com uses any of these funds for administrative expenses. You can give knowing your gift will directly benefit the people of Kalimani!
You can help too! Please consider donating.
More about The Collegiate: (from their site)
In a world of continuing change, the Collegiate Faculty strives to engage students in a rigorous curriculum that will prepare them for and encourage them to pursue a lifelong love of learning. We seek to enable our students to reflect upon moral and ethical issues, and to develop their concern for the welfare of others. The Faculty is committed to providing guidance and structure which results in our students' intellectual, social, and personal development: in short, the education of the total person.
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Project Updates
Two new wells were completed in India this July bringing clean water to over 1,800 people.
See the wells in
Oppanaiyapuram & Kadamankulam.
Two well repairs were completed this June in Zambia serving over 1,500 people.
See the wells in Nkwazi & Kawama.
The Nzatani Water Project was 'opened' on May 20th, 2008 with a community celebration.
The Makivenzi Water Project was 'opened' on May 21st, 2008 on the girls school grounds.
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