KINU PRIMARY SCHOOL DRINKING WATER SITUATION ANALYSIS REPORT
On the 8th of November 2008 a situation analysis was carried out around Kinu primary school on request from Mr Lyagoba Moses
Objective of the analysis was;
- To investigate the current water situation at the school
- To assess the feasibility of rain water harvesting at the school
Methodology
We visited the school, moved around the surroundings and the village in an effort to see the current source of drinking water for the school, the total population of the school, the quality of water if it is there and if the water is there is it in a walkable distance
Findings/ discussion
Kinu Primary school is located in Namwendwa sub county Kamuli Distict and the eastern part of Uganda. It has a population of over 600 pupils with a nearest source of clean, safe drinking water which is a borehole of 2.5 km.
This is quite a long distance for young children like these pupils who are always sent to this source to collect water for cooking and cleaning the class rooms and latrines
Being young children normally between the ages of 6 and 14 years old it is quite dangerous especially for the young girls who can be defiled by the bigger boys or people from the surrounding community while moving to the source
The time spent while collecting water is long which affects their time in class especially when there so many people waiting to fetch water
By the time they come back to school they are already tired and therefore cannot concentrate properly in class due to the weight of water carried on their heads and the distance traveled
Due to the long distance covered while collecting water some pupils are forced to rush to the nearby open traditional sources that have poor quality water as shown the picture on the left
Such water is the source of so many water related diarrheal diseases that always have a negative health and economic impact to the children and their respective families.
Way forward
As per the observation from the tour we carried out at the school and the surrounding village, we feel that by providing rain water through harvesting we shall have saved these pupils from all those risks mentioned above
By constructing for them a ferro- cement tank of 30,000 liters would be of great help both to the pupils and the staff of the school
The costing of this tank has been shown on a separate sheet and includes the cost of all the materials required, the transport for all the materials and the labour charges for construction of a tank of this magnitude
We are so grateful for the support you intend to render to this school and community and we are praying so much that this money obtained so that these lovely pupils are helped
Looking forward to hearing from you and may the good lord bless you all
Yours truly,
Mugabane Moses
Water technician
