Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Kagulu - Namutumba

Visit by Enock Madolo on 2018-05-21

Report ID

1742

Created by

Enock Madolo

Created date

2018-05-23 11:10:44 UTC

Modified by

Lorna Katagara

Modified date

2018-05-25 12:33:25 UTC

Trip Time

10:00-18:10 (8 h 10 m)

Village Time

12:20-15:36 (3 h 16 m)

Travel Time

4 h 54 m

Household visits

Which Survey

none 

Number Of Households

38 

Visits Purpose

To check on the progress of latrine construction 

Staff Attendees

Enock Madoolo 

Government Attendees

LC1,VHT 

Notes

Enock and a team of VHTs walked around to check on the progress of latrine constructions, dish racks, shower areas, kitchen areas, clean compounds, rubbish pits. Also to continue teaching about the use of ash in latrines, hand washing facilities, importance of constructing standard facilities since it’s a rainy season and the rain may destroy some facilities. Therefore to avoid repeating the same work over again, Enock and the group encouraged them to construct durable facilities. The community members have embraced the program and are working hard to accomplish the construction of all the facilities except a few homes which have been so slow to adopt the change. Before teaching the importance of facilities, they taught them the dangers and diseases which result due to poor sanitation and open defecation. This village has a big population and if some people are still doing open defecation, this is a rainy season and this may accelerate the spread of cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, bilharzia which may even kill the residents. Enock and the team encouraged the community residents to also tell their neighbours to construct and dig pit latrines.There is a good number of standard latrines constructed in the trading centre. After people hearing about the many dangers that may result, they told the VHTs to give them pick Axes to start right away digging pits for their families. This village also has a hard bed rock which is also a big barrier for many residents hence taking a longtime while trying to penetrate to the required depth of latrine. Although many people are managing to construct and dig latrines, some people in the trading centre are renting, which makes it hard to construct dish racks because they say they will be moving away to their homes. They have resorted to dish racks which are movable. 

Current State

Participation Rating

2 

Success

There are many good standard latrines and shower areas in the trading centre . 

Village Critical Needs

None 

Village Action Steps

To construct good standard facilities to avoid repeating the same things over again. 

Staff Action Steps

To check on the progress of latrine construction and other facilities. 

CLTS Progress

Working on CLTS Program 

Sanitation Hygiene Committee

yes 

Water Users Committee

yes 

Other Class Notes

 

Community Ownership

unknown 

Ownership Story

 

Three Stone Fires

yes 

Access to Clean Water

no 

Open Defecation

yes 

Water Access Explain

There is a Big population in this village, they walk for a long distance to collect water. 

Prevent Ownership

None 

Allow Ownership

The good leadership 

Village Notes

Enock visited the lower section which for about 10 and more years, this section only had one latrine which was functional and well constructed. The rest of the homes used the bushes around. There are about 18 homes in this area. The good news is they have improved and at the moment there are 13 new latrines, the rest are still digging pits . 

Next Visit

2018-05-25 - Purpose: To check on the progress of latrine construction and other facilities

Program Success

Program Critical Needs

Program Ownership

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

 

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