Building Schools to Educate a New Generation
Building schools is integral to WaterBrick International's vision of providing sustainable solutions to the people
who receive its product. Children in some of the most remote and poorest regions of the world are considered fortunate
to even have the opportunity to be educated.
But many of these children have to walk 5 to 10 miles to get to school and often face danger along the way. In parts of Africa for instance, young girls and their mothers are often raped during these treks between home and school. Snakes and wild animals pose additional threats.
WaterBrick International is committed to providing a solution to these problems by building schools closer to the villages where the children and families live. Schools can be constructed with WaterBricks more cost effectively than would be possible with conventional building materials. And because WaterBrick products can be air-dropped, they are deliverable to even the most remote regions on earth where roads and waterways are difficult to access or simply don't exist.
Proof of Concept: The Ngwenya Tribe School - Kwa Zulu Natal
WaterBrick International is excited about its Proof of Concept, which will soon come to fruition in the Kingdom of Zulu in Mkuze, South Africa and will be the launching pad for our full community villages.
The Ngwenya Tribe School is being built with the cooperation of Chief Thabethe and his council members. It will prove what can be accomplished with WaterBrick construction, while enabling more than 350 children to attend school in their local village school rather than walking the 9.5 mile round trip to their present school.
Wendell Adams, the President and CEO of WaterBrick International, Inc., personally made nine trips to the Ngwenya village in 2009. He has worked tirelessly to pave the way for construction of this proof-of-concept facility, negotiating with the local tribes for their acceptance and approval.
Containing eight classrooms, the school, 24’ x 239’, will offer grades 1 through 10. It will utilize approximately 10,000 WaterBricks delivered by ship and truck transfer, and filled with sand on site.
The school will take approximately six months to build. It is expected to be completed and operational by early 2011. WaterBrick International has donated all construction materials and is overseeing the construction being done by Zulu tribesmen.
Below are a few pictures illustrating the groundbreaking of this exciting project, which will serve as a prototype for future WaterBrick schools and community buildings in needy areas around the world.
WaterBrick International welcomes support on this project from individuals and organizations. Please contact us to learn how you can help at info@WaterBrick.org, 1-877-420-9283
But many of these children have to walk 5 to 10 miles to get to school and often face danger along the way. In parts of Africa for instance, young girls and their mothers are often raped during these treks between home and school. Snakes and wild animals pose additional threats.
WaterBrick International is committed to providing a solution to these problems by building schools closer to the villages where the children and families live. Schools can be constructed with WaterBricks more cost effectively than would be possible with conventional building materials. And because WaterBrick products can be air-dropped, they are deliverable to even the most remote regions on earth where roads and waterways are difficult to access or simply don't exist.
Proof of Concept: The Ngwenya Tribe School - Kwa Zulu Natal
WaterBrick International is excited about its Proof of Concept, which will soon come to fruition in the Kingdom of Zulu in Mkuze, South Africa and will be the launching pad for our full community villages.
The Ngwenya Tribe School is being built with the cooperation of Chief Thabethe and his council members. It will prove what can be accomplished with WaterBrick construction, while enabling more than 350 children to attend school in their local village school rather than walking the 9.5 mile round trip to their present school.
Wendell Adams, the President and CEO of WaterBrick International, Inc., personally made nine trips to the Ngwenya village in 2009. He has worked tirelessly to pave the way for construction of this proof-of-concept facility, negotiating with the local tribes for their acceptance and approval.
Containing eight classrooms, the school, 24’ x 239’, will offer grades 1 through 10. It will utilize approximately 10,000 WaterBricks delivered by ship and truck transfer, and filled with sand on site.
The school will take approximately six months to build. It is expected to be completed and operational by early 2011. WaterBrick International has donated all construction materials and is overseeing the construction being done by Zulu tribesmen.
Below are a few pictures illustrating the groundbreaking of this exciting project, which will serve as a prototype for future WaterBrick schools and community buildings in needy areas around the world.
WaterBrick International welcomes support on this project from individuals and organizations. Please contact us to learn how you can help at info@WaterBrick.org, 1-877-420-9283
Wendell with Chief Thabethe of the Ngwenya Tribe.
Wendell and Issac Dlamini (WaterBrick's first employee in South Africa)
Chief Thabethe and his council members meeting on-site with Wendell Adams.
The beneficiary of the new WaterBrick school - The children of Mkuze
