Gwili is another school on the savannah that does not have an adequate source of drinking water. The shallow 4m well they have is insufficient for the needs of 720 students and also dries up completely shortly after the rainy season ends. With our help, they can permanently access not only clean water, but also better sanitation and health conditions.
Gwili High School is at about 1100 m above sea level, but it is not a mountain. Similar to Mshikamano High School, where we drilled a well in January after last year's successful fundraiser, the school site is an arid savannah. The school has over 700 students aged 13-17 and is partly boarding. Students spend every day, 10 months of the year there. Without a quality water source!
The school is not sitting on its hands
In the past, they dug a small well on their own. But the 4m depth is not enough to cover the school's year-round water needs. Such a well also dries up very quickly after the rainy season.
What does the school need?
It needs a well deep enough to supply the school even in the dry season. Such a construction cannot be done by oneself, a drilling rig and a cooling rig of a drilling rig have to come to realize it.
How much will it cost?
It looks like we'll find water higher than 100m depth like at Mshikamano school. So the estimated cost of the well is lower than Mshikamano.
In addition, the school has committed to provide : a large capacity tank (5,000l) - 20,000 CZK (790 Eur) and a tower for the tank for about 20,000 CZK (790 Eur).
If we reach 100,000 CZK (3950 Eur)
we will drill a well and get a Chinese pump!
When we reach 150,000 CZK (5920 Eur)
we drill a well
we get a German pump
we'll make sure they buy a 10,000 litre tank, not just half of it.
we'll make a water supply to the toilets (it will increase hygiene)
we will train the whole school in good hygiene, cleaning and infection prevention
we will help set up a "girls room", a place in the toilets where girls can find everything they need for hygiene during menstruation.
NOTE: The establishment of "girls rooms" is an emerging trend in schools in Tanzania. The government requires this practice, but schools do not know exactly how to do it and do not know how to communicate the topic properly. "No Mum" takes the opportunity of making the school water accessible to communicate the topic of hygiene in general and with a specific focus on girls. Girls should not be involuntarily neglecting school because of menstruation and menstrual poverty. We want to ease their way
Photo from Gwili School: The team of teachers presented us with how Gwili School works and what its biggest challenges are for the future. Water is a PRIORITY. The dominant feature of the school is this huge fig tree. Locals believe it is a sacred tree and gives them hope for the constant presence of water. Almost every high school has its own farm. Students grow food, which is then part of their school menu. They do not lose touch with the real world, with their natural home environment. A shallow 4m well built by the school itself in the past shows that the water is here! And so drilling a deep year-round well will not be such a risk.
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