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Both companies sponsored 15 tanks with a capacity of 5 000 litres each, and ensured the tanks were fitted with taps and connected to roof gutters at the schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further support came from Gift of the Givers, which supplied potable water for all the tanks, and the Rotary Club, which provided water purification sachets for all the schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the tanks, VWSA also assisted in alleviating the water crisis by fixing leaks and replacing plumbing, including toilets, taps and pipes, at 19 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber\u2019s Adopt a School initiative, which challenges local businesses to assist with water preservation at local schools. 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