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
Abeilles de St-Michel, Ontario, Canada
Apollo High School, KY, USA*
Assumption Catholic School, FL, USA
Athens Academy, GA, USA
Auburn Junior High School, NY, USA
Banksia Grove Primary School, Australia
Brewster High School, NY, USA*
Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA*
Central Middle School, IL, USA
Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*
Clay Elementary- Ephrata Area School District, PA*
Coffee County Middle School, TN, USA*
Collegium Middle School, PA, USA
Dallam School, Milnthorpe, England
Dutchess Day School, NY, USA*
Eastvale Elementary School, CA, USA*
Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, CT, USA*
ENKA Grade 7 English Classes 2023-24, İstanbul
Fern Hill School, Ontario, Canada
Flint Cultural Center 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*
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
Learning and Families Homeschool Co-Op, FL, USA
Ledyard Congregational Church, CT, USA*
Lincoln Middle School, NY, USA*
Loop Independent School District, TX, USA
Loveland Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Meadowview 5th Graders, WI, USA
Mount Cheam Christian School, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada*
Namsung Elementary School, Busan, South Korea
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
Shenango High School, PA, USA*
Sugar Hill Elementary Beta Club, GA, 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
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*
Wayne Trace High School, OH, 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 & 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.
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