Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Kisimu

Visit by kenethmugoda on 2021-10-06

Report ID
14286
Created by
kenethmugoda
Created date
2021-10-07 09:56:18 UTC
Modified by
kenethmugoda
Modified date
2021-10-07 11:36:13 UTC
Trip Time
09:44-06:28 (-4 h 44 m)
Village Time
11:50-04:23 (-8 h 33 m)
Travel Time
4 h 11 m

Household visits

Which Survey
none 
Number Of Households
32 
Visits Purpose
Guiding on hand washing and general sanitation 
Staff Attendees
 
Government Attendees
LC1 
Notes
Keneth visited kisimu to continue guiding and encouraging community members on the hand wshing stands construction and general sanitation improvement On arrival, keneth visited some two women together with the chairman lc 1 who promised to build these hand washing stands on their own after the triggering lesson held on the previous visit.he visited them and they had built them on standard and kibo jerrycan with water on them.he guided them futher on bath areas where they had roofed them and told them the benefit of abath area being open roofed and sun hits direct to kill some bacterias and keep them dry He took visits to a few homes that he found a lady who was mopping her latrine to improve on its sanity and prevent ingress of flies hence reducing bad smell.on this very stance he found the manson skilked labour who attended the triggering session building for her a hand washing stand and told me members sre welcoming about this idea and sofa he has built 10 newhand washing stands in the community. During the walk with the chairman , he asked keneth to make visists to homes are most unhygienic and dont present facilities that make up an ideal homestead(latrine, dishracks, rubbish pits, drying lines, kitchens, bath areas) and taught the benefits of having them and possible health effects that can arise if one has no and to a few homes that they visited,6 residents were able to pay for their cement towards hand washing stands construction and promised to right other ideal homestead facilities and asked the chairman to give them a close supervision. 
Next Visit
2021-10-11 - Purpose: Continous guiding and encouraging on stands construction and general sanitation improvement
Program Success
Yes, Some community members who never had latrines on the last visit had started off digging pits
Program Critical Needs
Water stressed
Program Ownership
Community involvement in handwashing stand construction and general improvement of sanitation
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
C9ntinue building hand washing stands and general sanitation improvement
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
 

Report Photos

21978 On going pit digging for a new latrine
21981 On going hand washing stands constduction
21984 A woman who regularly mops her latrine to ensure sanity in her latrine and prevent ingress of fllies due to soiling
21987 A lady who attended handwashing triggering session and promissed to build her own hand washing stand
21990 Hand washing stand being constructed and awaits plastering and cementing
21993 Drying rack built and being used
21996 Latrine that was decomissioned because of content being within 3ft underground and its falling superstructure
21999 Chairman lc 1 explaning on the site of hand washing stand site to his resident.