SmartPaani

Shree Basuki School is 25 kilometres out of Kathmandu on a remote ridge with limited access to water. For years, the school’s seventy young pupils had to walk over a kilometre just to collect safe drinking water during the school day, and many of the local families had to spend hours daily just walking to far-off water sources.

In 2019 Smart Paani installed a Driftwood-funded rainwater harvesting system, bio-sand filter and a supply water pipeline at the school. This has increased school time for the kids and reduced water-borne diseases significantly, also increasing school attendance. Pupils are also permitted to carry home 3 litres of clean water every day, which allows their parents more time to work, without having to lose time on water collection.