Project 03 · Water & health
Water at the School Gate
Boreholes, hand-washing stations and health outreach, so no child walks kilometres before class.
The problem
The school day begins with a walk for water.
Children come to school after fetching water. The walk is seven to nine kilometres. The water is carried in jerrycans; the youngest children carry the smallest containers.
The first borehole is working. A second is needed for the growing school and the surrounding households, and hand-washing has to be kept supplied.
What this project funds
Borehole 2 and the things around it.
2026 quotations in US dollars. Every line is tied to a purchase the school can receipt.
- Borehole 2
- A second borehole for the school and surrounding households.$9,000
- Hand-washing stations
- Soap and water outside the latrines and kitchen.$3,000
- Pump maintenance training
- A local committee trained to service the pump.$2,000
- Community health outreach
- Visits, referrals and hygiene sessions.$3,000
- Spare parts
- Washers, bolts and the parts that wear out.$1,500
- Water committee training
- Record-keeping and small repairs.$1,500
Budget & target
$20,000 for 2026.
Partially funded. The remaining gap is the next funder's opportunity.
2026 budget
Partially funded| Item | Cost | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Borehole 2 and pump | $9,000 | Funding gap |
| Hand-washing stations | $3,000 | Ongoing |
| Pump maintenance training | $2,000 | Ongoing |
| Community health outreach | $3,000 | Ongoing |
| Spare parts | $1,500 | Ongoing |
| Water committee training | $1,500 | Ongoing |
| Total | $20,000 |
The meter is updated from the school's records. A goal is shown only when the school committee has signed the quotation.
How we will verify it
What a donor can ask to see.
Verification is a habit of keeping paper, not a paragraph in a proposal.
- The drilling log and water-quality test. Depth, yield and a test showing the water is safe to drink.
- Dated photographs of the works. The pump, apron, drainage and hand-washing station.
- Pump committee records. Who is trained, who holds the key and how repairs are reported.
- Receipts and the contractor's handover note. Kept at the school and shared with the funder.
Timeline
From the first class to 2026.
Dates are recorded where they matter. The next phase is not dated until it is funded.
Borehole 1
The first borehole is drilled and handed to a trained committee.
Hand-washing
Stations are built outside the latrines and kitchen.
Borehole 2
A second borehole is needed; the quotation is signed and waiting for a funder.
Sustainability
What happens when the grant ends?
A pump that is not maintained is a pump that stops. The budget includes the training and the spare-parts fund that keep it working.
The school management committee nominates a small pump committee, including at least one teacher and one parent. The committee keeps the tools and calls the contractor for anything beyond a minor repair.
Fund this project
Put the water inside the gate.
We are seeking a funder for the second borehole, and smaller gifts toward hand-washing and the spare-parts fund. Two boreholes cost $10,000 when the sites are drilled together.
Keep reading
The other programmes.
Each one has its own budget and evidence trail. Fund one, or fund the sequence.
