A Year Later: No More Carrying Water to School!

Before we installed a rain tank at Shikomoli Primary School, the students were weighed down by the burden of supplying water for their school. Teachers checked students' jerrycans at the school gate each morning. Students without any or enough water would be punished or sent home.

"It was hard because we walked for long distances to get water," said 13-year-old student Wesley M. "This made me tired all the time."

But now that Shikomoli has a rain tank on school grounds, all Wesley needs to carry with him are his books and the desire to learn.

"It feels good because I now have more time in class than I used to," Wesley said. "Having clean water in school has made me healthy because I no longer [drink] dirty water from different sources. I now have enough time to study and do my assignments."