2024-25 Iron Giraffe Challenge is Open!

Join the fun—and make a difference!

All schools that raise $1,000 or more are automatically entered to win a visit from Salva—or one of six other GREAT prizes. Registration is FREE!

Plus, if you reach the $1,000 goal, you’ll receive a special poster to hang in your classroom.

*Note: Your IGC pledge can count toward a sponsorship.
Contact us to share your interest in sponsoring a clean water project.

Step 1

Start by filling out an Iron Giraffe Challenge Registration Form.

Please note: While multiple classes from the same school are welcome to fundraise for the IGC, the school will receive only one entry in the drawing.

(Already registered? Scroll down to see your school’s name!)

IGC 2024-25 dates & deadlines

  • Registration deadline: April 4, 2025

  • Funds due: April 18, 2025

  • Live drawing: May 2, 2025 at Noon EST

Step 2

As you plan (or continue) fundraising, bookmark this page and make sure to check out these resources.

Prizes & rules Fundraising Packet Donation Information
Challenge Checklist Letter from Salva
Printable Fundraising Thermometer

Please send donations by check along with a Donation Summary Form.

For international schools interested in submitting funds via wire transfer, please contact Stephanie Macarie, Administrative Assistant, at stephanie.macarie@waterforsouthsudan.org for instructions.

Step 3

Begin (or continue) fundraising! As part of IGC registration, a fundraising page is automatically created. You are under no obligation to use the online fundraising page.

Are you a Title 1 school? Please fill out this Google Form and contact Elissa Rowley at elissa.rowley@waterforsouthsudan.org

For additional support, contact us.

 Click below for a special message from Salva!

 Pledged Schools in the Iron Giraffe Challenge
2024-25

* Returning participant

Bold = reached $1,000 goal

91st Psalm Christian School, AZ, USA

Apollo High School, KY, USA*

Assumption Catholic School, FL, USA

Athens Academy, GA, USA*

Auburn Junior High School, NY, USA

Barker Jr./Sr. High School, NY, USA*

Banksia Grove Primary School, Australia

Brewster High School, NY, USA*

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, MA, USA*

Carbondale Middle School, CO, USA*

Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA*

Center Moriches Middle School, NY, USA*

Central Middle School, IL, USA

Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*

Cherry Hill Elementary School, NJ, USA*

Clay Elementary- Ephrata Area School District, PA*

Coffee County Middle School, TN, USA*

Collegium Middle School, PA, USA

Crested Butte Elementary School, CO, USA

Crestdale Middle School, NC, USA*

Dallam School, Milnthorpe, England

Dutchess Day School, NY, USA*

Dutton Christian Middle School, MI, USA*

Eastvale Elementary School, CA, USA*

Ecole St Michel, Ontario, Canada

Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, CT, USA*

ENKA Grade 7 English Classes 2023-24, Istanbul*

Esprit Upper Elementary, TX, USA*

Fern Hill School, Ontario, Canada

Flint Cultural Center Academy, MI, USA

Fortis Academy, MI, USA*

Frank H Wheeler Elementary, IN, USA

Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines K-8, FL, USA

Friends' Central School, 2nd Grade, PA, USA*

Frontier Trail Middle School, KS, USA*

Giant City School, IL, USA

Glen Crest Middle School, IL, USA*

Graded - The American School of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*

Grape Valley Home School, South Korea

Greece Athena Middle School, NY, USA*

Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, WV, USA

Greene County Community School District, IA, USA*

Grove Public School, OK, USA

Halsey JHS 157, NY, USA*

Hardin Northern Local School District, OH, USA

Heritage Middle School, NY, USA

Hokkaido International School Niseko, Japan

Hollis Brookline Middle School, NH, USA

Holly Grove Christian School, MD, USA

Houston Academy, AL, USA*

Howard T. Herber Middle School, NY, USA

Imagine School at Broward, FL, USA

Instituto Thomas Jefferson Campus Palomar, Mexico*

International School of Denver, CO, USA*

International School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

JFK Middle School 6th Grade, MA*

John James Audubon School No. 33, NY, USA*

Joseph H. Brensinger P.S. 17, NJ, USA*

Kangi Primary School, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan

The Kentucky School for the Blind, KY, USA

Lady’s Island Middle, SC, USA

Laity View Elementary Lions, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Learning and Families Homeschool Co-Op, FL, USA

Ledyard Congregational Church, CT, USA*

Leroy Martin Magnet Middle School, NC, USA

Lincoln Middle School, NY, USA*

Loop Independent School District, TX, USA

Loveland Intermediate School, OH, USA*

Manville School, MA, USA*

Meadowview 5th Graders, WI, USA

Menifee Central K-7, KY, USA

Mildred E Strang Middle School, NY, USA

Mount Cheam Christian School, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada*

Namsung Elementary School, Busan, South Korea

North Jr. High School, IL, USA

Olmsted Academy North, KY, USA

Our Lady of Grace School Seventh Grade, CA, USA

Piqua Catholic School, OH, USA*

Perry Innovation Upper School, MI, USA

Portersville Christian School, PA, USA*

PS/MS194, NY, USA

Public School #2, NJ, USA*

QSI International School of Kosovo, Kosovo

River Trail Middle School, GA, USA

Robert A. Millikan Middle School, CA, USA

Robert Adams Middle School, MA, USA

Sage Oak - Virtual Learning Academy, CA, USA*

Sandwich Middle High School, MA, USA*

Sequoia Elementary School, CA, USA*

Seven Hills School, CA USA

Shady Side Academy Middle School, PA, USA*

Shenango High School, PA, USA*

Sugar Hill Elementary Beta Club, GA, USA*

Sunbury Home Educators, OH, USA*

Sunflower 6th Grade, KS, USA

St. Frances Cabrini School, WA, USA*

St. Margaret's Catholic Academy, NY, USA*

St. Mark Catholic School, VA, USA*

St Mark's Junior School, Salisbury, United Kingdom

St. Pius X Catholic School, IN, USA

St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, TX, USA*

Tamarac Middle School Seventh Grade, NY, USA

The Chilmark School, MA, USA*

The Mott Hall School 25, NY, USA

The Museum School - 7th Grade Service Project, GA, USA*

Thomas Hunter Middle School - Seahawks for South Sudan, VA, USA

Timothy Christian School, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada*

Trinity Lutheran School, OR, USA

University Prep Academy Middle School, MI, USA

Venture Academy, WI, USA

Veronica E. Connor Middle School, NY, USA*

Vineyard Junior High School, CA, USA*

Wayne Trace High School, OH, USA

Yies Bilingual School, Vedano al Lambro MB, Italy

Yongsan International School of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea*

What is an Iron Giraffe Drill?

Fun fact: The Iron Giraffe Drill refers to the drill used to dig for wells, such as in the photo on the left!

Students, teachers, and schools like you make our work possible. We are immensely grateful for your tremendous fundraising efforts and united passions, ultimately coming together to water the seeds of change in South Sudan.

If you are interested in sharing how the Iron Giraffe Challenge motivated and inspired your school to help make a difference, please fill out this form or contact Adriana Mancini, Communications & Outreach Junior Manager, at adriana.mancini@waterforsouthsudan.org for additional information.

If your community group is interested in participating in the Iron Giraffe Challenge, please contact us for more information.

“We have seen children from around the world raise funds for our organization in many creative ways. We are so thankful for the support of young people, and we are forever grateful to Linda Sue Park, for sharing Salva’s story with the world.”

— Lynn Malooly, Executive Director

Check out former IGC Grand Prize Winners!

  • International School of Denver

    2022-2023 Winner

  • Fallston Middle School

    2021-22 Winner

  • Carlsbad High School

    2020-21 Winner

  • A. F. Ames Elementary School

    2019-20 Winner

  • DSBN Academy

    2018-19 IGC Winner

  • Pine Lake Prep Charter

    2017-18 IGC Winner