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*
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*
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
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
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
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*
JFK Middle School 6th Grade, MA*
John James Audubon School No. 33, NY, USA*
Joseph H. Brensinger P.S. 17, NJ, USA*
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
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
QSI International School of Kosovo, Kosovo
River Trail Middle School, GA, 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. Margaret's Catholic Academy, NY, USA*
St. Pius X Catholic School, IN, USA
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, TX, 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*
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
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!
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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