Pommerin Primary School

Pommerin Primary School, located in Tanzania’s Iringa region, serves 689 students—including 111 with special needs. With 22 trained teachers and a dedicated Special Education Unit, the school is a model of inclusive education, supporting children with disabilities such as hearing, visual, and physical impairments.

However, the school faces serious water shortages. There is no reliable access to safe drinking water, affecting hygiene, sanitation, cooking, and cleaning. This puts all students—especially those with special needs—at risk for illness and disrupts learning. At times, students must walk long distances to fetch water from shared village sources, often waiting in long lines and missing class as a result.

To address this, we’re partnering with H2O for Life Schools and St. Paul Partners to install a shallow borehole with a hand pump on school grounds. This project will provide clean, accessible water for all students and staff—improving health, reducing absenteeism, and ensuring every child can learn in a safe and supportive environment.

Access to water is a human right. By meeting this basic need, we help unlock every student’s full potential.