BROOKSVILLE — Until recently, children in the Detti community in
western Tanzania, Africa, had to haul water from a hole and lug
it back to their homes each day before school. "In their
culture, it is the kids' job to go get water for their
families," said Brooksville Elementary School global studies
teacher Kathy Gates. But things are easier for them now, thanks
to Brooksville Elementary's staff and students and the nonprofit
organization Global Water, an international organization that
helps people in developing countries improve water safety. Each
May, the school has a fundraiser — a global festival — and
students are expected to earn quarters to spend for games, food
and crafts. The proceeds go to a humanitarian project. One year,
the children and staff raised $1,000 for Heifer International.
Another time, the money went to Partners in Health to aid people
in Haiti. This year, the school sent $800 to Global Water to
help with the cost of drilling the well in Detti, Tanzania. The
Detti community has about