Hygiene and Sanitation in Kakuto County, Uganda

Access to safe water, good sanitation facilities and good hygiene practices have been known to have a positive effect in the performance of students and retention especially for the girl child. Both World Vision (WV) and SNV realise this significance and have come together in a partnership that is geared at improving enrolment and performance of students and general access to safe water and sanitation towards attaining positive changes in social and economic development. In this regard, the two organisations agreed on a series of interventions in Kakuuto County in Rakai District to provide support to implementing partners and staff of world vision. The partnership would result into at least 2000 people accessing safe water and good sanitation in the county over a period of one year. Activities planned by the two organisations include:

• Conducting a training of school teachers in promotion of hygiene and sanitation in 25 primary schools in Kakuuto County to contribute to improvement in learning environment and performance of boys and girls.
• Provision of on job training of the Community health extension staff to enable them acquire skills and open up opportunities for replication and sustainability of service delivery.
• Monitoring the implementation of school hygiene and sanitation programmes.
• Construction of water and sanitation facilities in selected primary schools.
• Exposing of Community groups and local leaders to hygiene and sanitation practices through music, drama and leaflets.