Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Butabira

Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2020-12-09

Report ID

11549

Created by

Alex Walyomu

Created date

2020-12-10 11:25:41 UTC

Modified by

Alex Walyomu

Modified date

2020-12-10 12:03:19 UTC

Trip Time

09:50-17:52 (8 h 2 m)

Village Time

11:29-16:06 (4 h 37 m)

Travel Time

3 h 25 m

Household visits

Which Survey

none 

Number Of Households

34 

Visits Purpose

 

Staff Attendees

Walyomu Alex 

Government Attendees

LC1,VHT 

Notes

Alex together with the village chairman Mr. Charles Buyinza and the sanitation committee members moved home to home mostly in the homes that had not met the required sanitation standards as reflected in the recent evaluation. These homes are being encouraged too to meet the required sanitation standards in the village before transitioning the village into the water program. There were good observations in many of the homes seeing new facilities under construction and others had been completed in visits that were made in the homes. For example Muyingo had completed constructing a new pit latrine and were encouraged to roof it. The number of new dish racks have also increased in the village as well having seen more than 10 new dish racks in the homes visited. Most of the homes visited are those that had reflected to miss some of the required facilities from the third evaluation that was conducted in Butabira of recent. The water and sanitation committee were encouraged by Alex to put emphasis on those people that haven’t met the required standards and there is surely a great improvement made so far. Alex also followed up on the homes that recently received hand washing jerrycans to encourage them use these Jerrycans given by Kibo group for the right purpose of washing their hands. The number of people with hand washing facilities has increased also in the village and Alex will plan to update the changes seen in the third evaluation before the Christmas break and prepare the village for a way forward to drill a new well in the village next year as Kibo returns to work. The water and sanitation committee has been encouraged to continue engaging all village residents to meet the sanitation standards at all times and encourage all water users towards contributing money towards their borehole wall fence constructions. 

Next Visit

2020-12-16 - Purpose: Make updates in the third evaluation with the sanitation improvements made in the village and meet with water and sanitation committee on a way forward for WASH after Christmas break.

Program Success

The water and sanitation committee have continued to work together and ensure that their village meets the required sanitation standards

Program Critical Needs

There is still a great need for another well in the upper part of the village

Program Ownership

The village chairman together with the sanitation and water committee move in the village once on a daily basis to encourage all people to have all these necessary sanitation facilities in their homes and contribute towards their borehole fence construction

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

To continue follow up on the few remaining people a s a committee to make sure all meet the standards before Alex can update the changes in the final survey and prepare the village for a new well

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To plan on going back to follow up on the specific homes, update the third survey changes and meet with the leaders on a way forward in January 2021.

 

Report Photos

This old lady, kafiiro proud of her new dish rack. These kinds of dish racks have increased in Butabira village

New pit latrine and bathroom constructed recently at the Butabira apostles church with encouragement from Alex and the village sanitation committee

This pit latrine in Butabira had collapsed down due to heavy rains but on a very good note Alex met James and his son reconstructing it.

This lady called Monica in Butabira village is proud of her new dish rack in her home.

Mrs. Muyingo in Butabira stands next to her new pit latrine. The old one had collapsed recently due to current heavy rains.

A young boy, son to Gavume practice hand washing after visiting the pit latrine