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Provision of Clean Water to Schools

Status: Ongoing

Period: 2015 to current

Partners: EATTA, Taylors of Harrogate, Ringtons, KTDA, Sohail and Rainforest Alliance

Factories: Various KTDA factories

Aim of the Project

Over the years, the Foundation has embarked on the provision of clean water for schools through mobilizing rain harvesting water tanks for public schools within the KTDA tea catchment areas. The said project is in line, with the Foundation’s Health pillar where clean water is necessary to reduce water-borne diseases in school-going children. the project 70% of diseases came from contaminated water not to mention the benefit of hand washing.

Impact and Progress

  1. To date over 200 schools benefitted from the water project reaching out to over 80,000 students