This project will fund a pump for a new water well to support 780 girls at our charity girls' school in Guatemala. Well construction is complete and a submersible pump is now essential to extract the fresh water from the borehole for our girls' drinking and sanitation. The school frequently suffers water shortages during the dry season and needs to pay for 3 tons of water weekly. This new well is a cost effective, efficient, sustainable solution for safe drinking water for the poorest girls.
Global warming particularly affects Guatemala, triggering extreme weather events like cyclones, floods, and intense drought conditions which affect water supply. Our Girls' School cares for 780 of the poorest girls in the country. They need water to stay healthy and well whilst they grow up with us but the school struggles to access clean water all year round particularly during the long dry season; 3 tons has to be brought in weekly to supply the girls. The cost is high and unsustainable.
The new water well and pump is a low cost and sustainable solution for a recurring problem. By installing a water pump in the new well, the school can access safe, clean drinking water at very low cost all year, increasing their drought resilience and freeing up funds to support school places for more desperately poor girls. The submersible pump will drive water to the surface through filters and deliver it to tanks located near the school building in time for the dry season in November.
The long term impact of providing a pump for the well is sustainable, reliable clean drinking water all year round for the poorest girls. It removes the dependence on an unreliable, costly water supply from the city , which is already under immense strain. The long term financial impact is that the school does not need to buy water at a cost of roughly $51,000 per year. The money saved can be used to educate many more girls out of poverty and meet their basic needs.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
