Dibora Elementary SchoolCompleted: July 2011 [?] - Sponsor:
Shawn Budde [?] - Region: Tigray [?] - GPS: 13.429444, 39.959721
[?] - Project Cost: $15,894.00 [?] - Local Partner: A Glimmer of
Hope [?] - Project ID: ET.GOH.Q4.09.048.192[?] - Field Notes:
charity: water projects at schools like this one use clean water
as a catalyst to improve the overall health of kids and the
surrounding community. That means each school project includes a
water source, but also hygiene training, a handwashing station
and toilets for the students. Girls in developing countries miss
up to a week of class each month, or even drop out of school,
when they hit puberty because they don’t have a private place to
use the bathroom or wash at school. charity: water invests in
separate latrines for girls and boys to ensure privacy and
maintain dignity for students. Improved sanitation (toilets)
alone can reduce the likelihood of waterborne diseases by 32%.
And private latrines built at schools not only improve health;
they have been show