What does your toilet look like at home or school?
Do you take a clean toilet seat, good drainage and quality water for granted?
How would you feel about these toilets?
For these kids, going to school can be crap.
This is normal for the children at Su'u school on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Bad toilets and bad water mean kids get sick. When they get sick they can't go to school... You know how this story can finish.
But thanks to the students at Su'u school, you can change this.
In early 2013, Joseph Goldsworthy, a former teacher at Su’u National Secondary School in the Solomon Islands, was contacted by some ex-students concerned about the school’s future.
“They were trying to help the school. We became aware that Su’u was experiencing constant water shortages, which at one point almost forced the school into closure,” Joseph explained.
As a result, Joseph led a group from his current school, Calrossy Anglican School in Tamworth NSW, on a trip to the Solomon Islands in April 2013 to visit the school and assess the situation.
“We could see firsthand that there was an urgent need for assistance,” he said.
An enormous effort on behalf of Calrossy Anglican School and the Friends of Su’u School Association has seen the mobilisation of resources and funds to address the school’s immediate water supply needs.
However, all involved are very aware that much more needs to be done to ensure the long-term sustainability of their efforts. They hope that this can be achieved by working together with World Vision and supporters like you.
We want to ensure that the 500 students and teachers at Su’u School are protected from the spread of waterborne diseases and that the school can continue to prepare children in the Solomon Islands for bright futures.
