Improvement of sanitation, health and hygiene in Njombe and Ludewa, Tanzania

Tanzania

This project improves sanitation and knowledge about sanitation and hygiene in 5 rural communities in Ludewa and Njombe, Tanzania (12.500 people). In this area, most people use either traditional latrines of a poor quality or no latrine at all.
The activities of the project are aimed at making the facilities themselves, training and sensitization and the creation of structures / committees for building, sensitization and operation & maintenance.


Expected results:

  • 200 functioning sanitation facilities
  • 12.500 people with access to improved sanitation for 10 years

 

The project includes the following steps:

  1. Formation of Water and Sanitation Committees (Watsan) 
  2. Formation of Village Action Groups (VAGs)
  3. Construction of 200 pit latrines
  4. Training of watsan committees and VAG leaders in health and hygiene education
  5. Awareness raising campaign in the communities on health, hygiene, waterborne diseases and maintenance of latrines
  6. Evaluation and final reporting

This is project of Connect International. Connect International runs this project together with its local partner SHIPO.  The Huisman Foundation has contributed approximately € 3000,-- to this project. This amount was doubled by Aqua4All.