Galela Amanzi fundraises to establish and maintain 26 rainwater tanks in various selected schools and community groups that do not have access to clean and safe water.
By placing rainwater tanks in schools and community groups that do not have access to clean and safe water; communities are able to maintain sustainable vegetable gardens which provide food to families in their community; and schools are prevented from potential closure due sanitary issues. 13 Schools (Fikizolo Primary, S. Ntsiko Primary, Tantyi Primary etc.) and community groups (Masihlumisane community garden, Temba TB Hospital) in Grahamstown. 13 Outreach- Areas outside Grahamstown.
By placing rainwater tanks in select areas communities are able to maintain sustainable vegetable gardens and provide food to families in their community; and schools are prevented from potential closure due sanitary issues.
The project hopes to encourage the community to care about developing a healthy, stable community. Furthermore, rain water tanks will highlight the potential to reduce the demand on the limited South African municipal water supply.
“Imagine playing soccer with your friends and all of a sudden you bruise your knee. You are unable to clean up because there is no water running through the tap” What then do you do?”
- Pearl Mzobe, Community Member and project Alumni
Total Funding Received to Date: $630
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $630 . The original project funding goal was $27,386.
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.pdf).
Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
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Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa
http://amanzi.rucus.ru.ac.za
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Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape
South Africa
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