Blue rainwater gutter and downpipe fixed beneath a Makuti roof

04 · Living PEACE Village

Rainwater Harvesting

Living systems

Roofs, gutters and storage make the movement of rain visible - and turn water infrastructure into a practical climate lesson.

What this experience reveals

From an idea to a lived experience.

This stop follows a simple question: what happens to rain when it reaches a building? Assalam's published record documents rainwater storage alongside expanded freshwater access, while the supplied page narrative describes an upgrade that uses school roofs as catchments and makes the system legible to learners.

Rain collection and storage
Water use in growing systems
Freshwater access
A practical climate-resilience lesson

Published record

Each figure keeps its own scope so programme totals, site facts and future ambitions are not confused.

2: Rainwater harvesting tanks installed; Assalam Annual Impact Report 2025, page 17
500 L: Capacity of each reported tank; Assalam Annual Impact Report 2025, page 17
Expanded: Freshwater access; Through government-approved pipelines

Evidence noteThe annual report confirms two 500-litre tanks and expanded freshwater access. It does not yet publish annual collection volume, catchment area, water quality results or site-level savings.

Inside this experience

Knowledge made visible.

Three ways this part of the village connects inherited knowledge, practical learning and community life.

Narrative supplied by Assalam in July 2026 and checked against the infrastructure figures in the 2025 annual report.

The catchment

A roof becomes part of the water system.

The supplied design narrative describes gutters and leaf guards collecting rain from school roofs before directing it toward storage. That makes the roof more than shelter: it becomes the first visible step in a water cycle.

Keeping the route visible helps visitors and students understand where collected water comes from and why clean inlets and regular maintenance matter.

The upgraded catchment area, installation date and expected annual yield are not yet documented in the published evidence.

Blue rainwater gutter and downpipe fixed to a Makuti-roofed building — A visible gutter makes the route from roof to storage easy to read.

Rainwater tank placed beneath banana plants in the school garden — Collected water is held close to the growing systems that use it.

Storage and use

Holding rain for a drier moment.

Assalam's annual report confirms dedicated rainwater storage. The tanks create a small buffer between a rainfall event and the moment water is needed.

The tanks sit within a wider water story that includes government-approved freshwater pipelines and the needs of gardens, learning spaces and daily campus life.

Black 500-litre rainwater tank connected beneath dense garden foliage — A 500-litre tank stores rain within the planted campus landscape.

A living classroom

Infrastructure people can read.

Students can trace the system from roof to gutter to tank, connecting weather, design and responsible use in one physical lesson.

That educational role is as important as the hardware: water stewardship becomes something learners can observe, question and help maintain.

Pictures and source record

Look closer.

Authentic Assalam imagery and the supplied annual-report record keep the experience connected to real work.

Aerial view of the Living PEACE Village landscape — Water is understood as part of the whole living landscape.

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