BRICK BY BRICK CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS WITH PEAS (PROMOTING EQUALITY IN AFRICAN SCHOOLS) TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR NDEIJA HIGH SCHOOL

Brick by Brick Construction Company is expanding its market in the water and sanitation sector. After being introduced to a British-funded Ugandan NGO known as Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS), which builds and works with schools throughout Uganda, Brick by Brick Construction was asked to build a 30,000 litre water tank, which would be used as a reservoir in the school’s piped system at Ndeija High School, located in a remote area of Ntungamo District called Kanyantura.Compared to other places where the company has worked, constructing this tank was a bit of a challenge. The construction site was on a very high hill, so no vehicle could reach to deliver materials. Therefore, all materials needed to be manually carried about 300 meters from the road to the construction site. Another challenge was that the ground on the site was rocky, so our masons struggled to level it. In the end, the tank was efficiently constructed in 14 days, instead of the 10 or 11 days that is usually needed for a tank of this size. This project has provided the company with a very valuable lesson: always thoroughly research site conditions prior to taking on any contract. In the end, we were successful in completing this important project and look forward to working with PEAS in the future.