A Year Later: Students' Time is Now Their Own!

Last year, students in Bukjakunga Primary School were dragging heavy containers of water with them to school, learning in dirty classrooms, and sent to fetch water at all hours, missing valuable class and recess time.

"Pupils used to fetch water from a spring nearby every day, though some of the pupils could carry water from home, which was not sufficient," said 39-year-old senior teacher Arthur Mmasi. "Being a public school, and with limited resources, we couldn't [purchase] water."

But since we installed a borehole on school grounds last year, things here are hardly even recognizable.

"Water is readily available," Arthur said. "It has helped us so much as teachers, because [before], we could send them for water at any time, interrupting academic lessons. Now, the timetable is followed strictly."

The new time, energy, and health afforded to the staff and students of Bukhakunga have helped them reach new heights.

"Time management is the great achievement I have achieved, and also as a school," Arthur said. "The underground water is very clean and safe, so our health has also improved."

Arthur.