Ukraine can get a little cold in the winter. Bitter winds, mounds of snow. And while our school is (somewhat) heated, the only available toilets for the students lay in dreaded outdoors. While I, strong Ukrainian man that I am, can easily handle such tribulations, some of our younger students really struggle. So the idea for a project was born---rebuilding (or, building might be the better word) the schools once-planned toilets. The Soviet Union collapsed as they were building the school, and the toilets didn't quite get done.
Like our project building the garbage can, this was done through the generosity of watercharity.org, a website that funds ecological and water-related projects for Peace Corps volunteers. Please click the link below to help donate to our project. I am asking for ten dollars from all of my lovely friends and family (and distant acquaintances). Anyone interested in giving more, please check out some of the other great projects on the appropriate projects site, www.appropriateprojects.com! We plan on building not only toilets but sinks as well---we will try and keep our students more sanitary and thus healthier throughout the cold winter.
As an added bonus, students will have no excuse to go sneak a cigarette outside during class time. Two birds with one click of the mouse!
http://appropriateprojects.com/node/892
Thanks for all your help!
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