Sarah won the Extreme Clean Zone, funded by STFC, in November 2013. Sarah donated her prize money to Build Africa, who used it to support their Water and Food Access project which has ensured a clean and safe water supply for 28 schools across Uganda.

In 2013 a borehole was installed at Kimogoro Primary School, and Sarah’s donation went towards teaching a Water Committee how to maintain it. The committee have been supplied with maintenance kits and training, including simple book keeping, sanitation and hygiene, as well as the relevant skills to undertake any necessary repairs in the future. Abdriku, a member of the committee, said ‘The training was very helpful since we developed the rules and regulation on the use of our
school borehole. ‘ Read more about the skills training project at the school here.

School staff using the well

Stephen, one of the students at Kimogoro, spoke about the effect having the borehole has had on his school day; “I am happy since we have clean water at school for drinking and washing our hands. The water also ensures that we get food at school and this makes us stay at school and spend more time with our teachers. We also take porridge during break time and we enjoy it. The community always gives us room when we want to use the water.”

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