This project began with a group of parent educators volunteering to create meaningful ways to support our kids and their peers in learning Social Responsibility and Social Action skills while at the same time supporting kids in the developing world by providing access to clean water. We have enjoyed working collaboratively with teachers and with young people developing and excersizing their leadership skills.
We wanted to operate within a respectful partnership with our collaborators in Uganda and support local decision making there. While we developed the project to meet specific goals for Canadian students, local leaders in Uganda, who shared our vision, developed in parallel a new entity called the Canada Africa School Partnership (CASP) organization to oversee project implementation on the ground. The CASP organization completed a full audit and has now achieved full NGO (non-governmental organization) Status within Uganda!
Meanwhile, in Canada, word of the Uganda Water and Garden Project (UWGP) spread, more schools joined in, as well as afterschool programs and church youth groups! The project has experienced growth well beyond our expectations (and capacity to manage).
We are therefore thrilled to announce that...
Tin Roof Global has taken over the administration of the Uganda Water and Garden Project!
Members of SREC interviewed several organizations and selected Tin Roof Global because of their commitment to not only undertake international development but pairing this action and leadership development with the facilitation of global education, leadership and social responsibility in young Canadians. We have been working together for almost a year now and SREC volunteers will continue to be involved to some extent. CASP will continue to play a central role in overseeing the building of rainwater harvesting tanks at Ugandan schools.
Tin Roof Global is a nonprofit organization with charity status which means it can issue tax receipts for donations. The organization is run by people with expertise in education and international development. We thank Canadian schools interested in joining the project for their patience as we worked to get this needed infrastructure in place. We are confident that the project is now well situated to support growth!
The new name of the Uganda Water & Garden Project is Roof It H2O!
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