Quarters for Water—How Old Mill School can help!

Change a Life Uganda

Collect change by doing small jobs at homeBring change into Old Mill for St.

Lawrence schoolHelp St. Lawrence School by giving them

ways to have clean water

Old Mill’s Mission:

Discuss uses of water

Discuss importance and value of clean water

Why is water important?

Where is St. Lawrence School?

Uganda is in Africa

Who needs our help?Over 500

students at St. Lawrence School

Water for cooking, cleaning, washing, and drinking needs to be collected

St. Lawrence School needs more water towers to store the water

Let’s take a look at St. Lawrence School:

This is how they get their water:

Then they carry it far distances…

This is where they keep their water:

How is St. Lawrence School like Old Mill

School?How is it different?

Most students at Old Mill ride the bus.

How to get to school…In Uganda, they walk to school.

A students working at Old Mill:

In the classroom…Students working in Uganda:

At Old Mill, we eat in the café.

Eating LunchIn Uganda, the children usually eat outside:

At Old Mill, we learn new things every day!

Learning new things…In Uganda, students learn new things every day too!

On nice days, we play games outside.

Recess time!In Uganda, students play games and dance outside during recess!

We have a library in our school that where we can check out books.

LibraryAt St. Lawrence School in Uganda, they have a library too!

Let’s see what is the same and what is different between our homes and homes in Uganda:

This is what our kitchen might look like:

KitchenIn Uganda, dishes are kept on a rack outside. Their

stoves use a wood burning fire to get warm.

More Pictures of a Kitchen in Uganda

When we take a shower, it uses a lot

of water.

Shower/BathroomIn Uganda, they shower

outside and use very little water.

We have washing machines that use lots of water so we can have

clean clothes.

LaundryIn Uganda, they wash their clothes by hand using very little water.

You sleep in a comfy bed.

Where to SleepIn Uganda, parents usually have a bed. If a kid does, they’re lucky.

Some kids sleep on the floor.

We wash our hands in a sink.

Washing HandsIn Uganda, they have a hand washing station.

We ride bikes for fun.

Bike RidingIn Uganda, they ride bikes to get from place to place.

Collect change by doing small jobs at homeBring change into Old Mill for St.

Lawrence schoolHelp St. Lawrence School by giving them

ways to have clean water

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