They recently visited Hoogekraal Primary School in Glentana and the eager learners thoroughly enjoyed the hand over and demonstration. Due to the severe water shortage in the region, which is experiencing its worst drought in decades, many schools in the region have no access to fresh drinking water.
Tap-it donated 15 000 water sachets with taps to 27 schools in the Garden Route and Central Karoo region during site visits with the Western Cape education department during October.
According to founder PJ Vlok, the donation provides an effective interim solution to supply safe drinking water in water-related emergency situations. "The situation at many of the schools is dire with water currently being trucked in on a weekly basis.
"This is not only a costly exercise for the education department, but spillage and the purity of the water pose some concern as the water is dispensed directly from the tanks. We felt that this project could demonstrate that a cost-effective and workable solution could be found to address this crisis," said Vlok.
The Tap-It liquid dispensers are reusable plastic taps, which have been specifically designed for use with bagged liquids. With the taps, it becomes more convenient to use bagged liquids and the contents are protected from outside pollutants. Due to the easy-to-use mechanism and self-sealing enclosure of the Tap-it spout, water spillage is also reduced dramatically.
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The learners of Hoogekraal Primary School were very chuffed with their water sachets. In the background are personnel members Elvinia Joseph, Mr H Grootbom (headmaster), Celeste Vlok (Tap-it), Leonie Willemse, Beatrice Alexander and Caroline America.
