A Year Later: Beautifying Our School!

The students of Mbiuni Primary School used to face a daily struggle for water.

“Initially, we experienced a lot of challenges pertaining [to] water," said 13-year-old Peter M. "It was very hard to carry water every day to school. I walked around 20 minutes with my bag on my back and [in my] hand a jerrycan of water holding three liters [of water] from Monday to Friday. At times, I felt discouraged to attend school.”

But last year, we installed a rain tank at the school, and since then, there have been dramatic improvements.

“Now, I have less worries. I have access to clean water. I attend school very well," said Peter. "I no longer carry a jerrycan of water anymore. I have started enjoying coming to school, [and] my performance has improved immensely."

“In the past one year, as a member of [the] environmental club, we managed to plant more trees in our compound, which are shaping the school and beautifying it too. We have planted over one hundred trees and [are] hoping to plant many more using water from this tank," concluded Peter.

Peter watering the club's plants.