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 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
Abeilles de St-Michel, Ontario, Canada
Apollo High School, KY, USA*
Assumption Catholic School, FL, USA
Banksia Grove Primary School, Australia
Brewster High School, NY, USA*
Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA*
Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*
Clay Elementary- Ephrata Area School District, PA*
Coffee County Middle School, TN, USA*
Dallam School, Milnthorpe, England
ENKA Grade 7 English Classes 2023-24, İstanbul
Frank H Wheeler Elementary, IN, USA
Friends' Central School, 2nd Grade, PA, USA*
Giant City School, IL, USA
Glen Crest Middle School, IL, USA*
Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, WV, USA
Hardin Northern Local School District, OH, USA
Heritage Middle School, NY, USA
Holly Grove Christian School, MD, USA
Instituto Thomas Jefferson Campus Palomar, Mexico*
JFK Middle School 6th Grade, MA*
John James Audubon School No. 33, NY, USA*
Joseph H. Brensinger P.S. 17, NJ, USA*
Laity View Elementary Lions, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Ledyard Congregational Church, CT, USA*
Lincoln Middle School, NY, USA*
Meadowview 5th Graders, WI, USA
Namsung Elementary School, Busan, South Korea
Perry Innovation Upper School, MI, USA
QSI International School of Kosovo, Kosovo
Sage Oak - Virtual Learning Academy, CA, USA*
Sandwich Middle High School, MA, USA*
Sequoia Elementary School, CA, USA*
Seven Hills School, CA USA
Shenango High School, PA, USA*
Sunbury Home Educators, OH, USA*
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, TX, USA*
The Museum School - 7th Grade Service Project, GA, USA*
Thomas Hunter Middle School - Seahawks for South Sudan, VA, USA
Veronica E. Connor Middle School, NY, USA*
Yongsan International School of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea*
Fun fact: The Iron Giraffe 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 Coordinator, 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!
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International School of Denver
2022-2023 Winner
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Fallston Middle School
2021-22 Winner
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Carlsbad High School
2020-21 Winner
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A. F. Ames Elementary School
2019-20 Winner
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DSBN Academy
2018-19 IGC Winner
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Pine Lake Prep Charter
2017-18 IGC Winner