Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Ituba Namalowe - Namutumba

Visit by Enock Madolo on 2018-09-10

Report ID

2851

Created by

Enock Madolo

Created date

2018-09-13 08:18:08 UTC

Modified by

Enock Madolo

Modified date

2018-09-13 13:01:54 UTC

Trip Time

10:06-06:17 (-4 h 11 m)

Village Time

12:00-15:42 (3 h 42 m)

Travel Time

-8 h 29 m

Household visits

Which Survey

none 

Number Of Households

50 

Visits Purpose

To visit check on latrine construction. 

Staff Attendees

Enock Madoolo,Martin Kibuuka 

Government Attendees

LC1,VHT 

Notes

Today Enock and Martin went to this village to check on the people who promised to complete their latrines and other facilities. The first met with the VHTs and Chairperson of this village to decide which particular section needs more encouragements, sensitization, monitoring , assessments and evaluation of their facilities and homes in general. They all decided to go to the lower section where the most of the people in that area where digging their new latrines, working on their dish racks, shower areas and rubbish pits. As we walked towards those homes, we saw some new latrines in the trading centre constructed with bricks, cement and sand as well as some new shower areas. We encouraged them to maintain the facilities well by using ash in their latrines to chase flies out which always move germs from latrines to food. We taught them how germs cause several diseases due to open defection say diarrhea, dysentery, trachoma, cholera which may even lead to loss of lives in the community. There are some homes which have really worked so hard and they have invested in a lot of their resources to construct permanent latrines with gravel well mixed, proper foundation before they construct brick walls with cement. When we reached in the lower section, we met with one gentleman who was on our list of not having a latrines, the good news we found him when he has completed digging his latrine of about 15 ft deep. Although he was planning to start constructing on his latrine, he also built his new dish racks. There is also one old guy who for so long his family never had a proper latrine and never attempted to even dig and construct one. The neighboring residents came to us and confessed how they are so happy for that family to have a latrine and also said it’s been 20 years since that family had a functioning latrine. They thanked us for coming to this village and teaching them the importance and benefits of having proper sanitation and hygiene in their community. Most of the families whose names reflected in the evaluation survey that they didn’t have latrines are working on them. After the survey we got the names and started focusing on those homes which were lagging behind so that we can bring them up to speed. 

Current State

Participation Rating

2 

Success

Many new latrines 

Village Critical Needs

None 

Village Action Steps

To continue working on latrine construction and other facilities. 

Staff Action Steps

To continue working on latrine construction and other facilities. 

CLTS Progress

Working on CLTS Program 

Sanitation Hygiene Committee

yes 

Water Users Committee

yes 

Other Class Notes

 

Community Ownership

no 

Ownership Story

 

Three Stone Fires

no 

Access to Clean Water

no 

Open Defecation

no 

Water Access Explain

They walk for a very long distance to collect water 

Prevent Ownership

None 

Allow Ownership

Good leadership 

Village Notes

There are many new latrines and other facilities 

Next Visit

2018-09-17 - Purpose: To check on the progress of latrine construction, dish racks, shower areas, kitchen areas, clean compounds, rubbish pits as well as encouraging, monitoring, assessing and evaluating the facilities construction.

Program Success

Program Critical Needs

Program Ownership

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

 

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