H.M. Queen Silvia's Foundation - Care About the Children, is funding EWB-SWE's project Water in Karagwe Schools.
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H.M. Queen Silvia's Foundation - Care About the Children, is funding EWB-SWE's project Water in Karagwe Schools.
With support from the foundation, we can now construct rainwater tanks at five schools in Karagwe. The tanks collect the rainwater that falls on the school's roof during the two rainy seasons of the year and stores it to use during the dry months. Through this project, we will ensure that there is drinking water for the students, water for watering of schools' cultivations, water for cooking lunch and water for cleaning.
Together with EWB-SWE's partner organization Mavuno Project and the local authorities in the Karagwe district, Tanzania, we work on a broad range to improve the education situation in the area. We work to develop the prerequisites for learning at 131 state elementary schools by improving access to water and toilets, and in later stages by expanding the schools and introducing computers. We also contribute to the expansion of Mavuno's own high-performing high school for girls, so that more young people will have the opportunity to study at a high level. We are opening doors to higher education while working to give the district's marginalized schoolchildren a chance to reach those opportunities.
