A rural and poor school with 160 Children grade 1 – 08 from poor families and 18 teachers use the new facilities.
School is situated in Paththunupitiya village, far from the Nawalapitiya town area in Central Province and villagers who are living here is very poor, and some parents of the children working as daily labors in tea states and some others working as daily labours in the Nawalapitiya town and they have to work separate places day by day. In the dry season no water for drinking and also for cleaning toilets, every year in dry season their well get totally dry and they are struggling for water more than 6-7 months and some days they have to buy water from municipal council for their daily use. They had this water and sanitation issue for 8 years.
Realized, water and sanitation facilities:
Construct a deep tube well, construct pump house electrical panel board and supply electrical cable and supply water pump, reconstruction of 3 urinals in 1 building, construction of low concrete water stand with 1000L water tank, reconstruct the existing 1000L water tank, supply total new pipeline system to school and school premises and existing school buildings and existing toilets (422m long), construct 3 hand washing units (one unit has 4 taps) and 4 tap posts, painting all constructions. We supplied trees for the school for planting and after the new water facilities parents, teachers and children can cultivate in the school premises.
Parents, teachers helped transport materials from the gate to construction sites, and help for painting.