St Jean Bosco Primary School: Water for Schools Project

Water For Schools project

STATUS: Completed
Project cost: $3,328.28
Impact: 1,350 students now have safe drinking water

Located in Kamonyi district, in the southern part of Rwanda, St Jean Bosco Primary School has 1,350 students who are now receiving safe drinking water, which will also allow the school to save a lot on water bills, after all, rainwater is free water!

Water Access Rwanda is a social enterprise with the mission to establish reliable, affordable and convenient water infrastructures across Africa.

Through their new initiative Amazi for Schools™ they are providing their innovative water filtration systems to public schools who otherwise do not have the funds to establish such systems.

our role

Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds together with our strategic partner Strides for Africa, have partnered with Water Access Rwanda St Jean Bosco Primary school.

Full System includes Filtration System & Booster pump. Rainwater collection on each school building, gutters with First Flush Diverter feeding tanks and drinking Station for students. Water Access Rwanda will also provide ongoing service after setup:

  • Quarterly water quality monitoring, system repairs and cartridge replacement

  • Annual User survey

  • WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) training for schools to improve overall safety and protection from Water Borne Diseases. 

  • Live dashboard on the functionality status of each system

  • Monitoring of filtered water and water quality through a live dashboard

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