Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Buluvu

Visit by kenethmugoda on 2021-10-20

Report ID

14589

Created by

kenethmugoda

Created date

2021-10-27 04:50:19 UTC

Modified by

kenethmugoda

Modified date

2021-10-27 05:34:14 UTC

Trip Time

09:40-06:47 (-3 h 7 m)

Village Time

12:47-04:15 (-9 h 28 m)

Travel Time

5 h 39 m

Large group meetings

Men in Attendance

9 

Women in Attendance

11 

Staff Attendees

Tom Ngobi 

Government Attendees

LC1,VHT 

Vistior Attendees

 

Total Attendance

20 

Program

Water Sanitation and Hygiene 

Lesson Taught

triggering,hand washing 

Notes

Tom and keneth made a trip to buluvu for hand washing triggering and construction of hand washing stands.on arrival,Tom and keneth made walks together with the chairman and VHTs to mobilize members for the session. They conveyed foe a meeting and chairman of the village said a prayer to open up the session where mr Tom introduced the topic and asked them the uses of their hands/ fingers. Breastfeeding,anal cleansing,greeting,bathing ,sneezing,scratching were some the answers raised by the community members and Tom asked them how are these uses related to our hands. A member raised and said they are related in away that they TRANSMIT dirt and diseases which was a perfect answer. Tom went further asking the community examples of diseases that can be got due to such a life style.diarrhea,typhoid,dysentery,cholera,trachoma,and COVID-19 were answers raised by the members, he further asked them what is to be done in order to stop the transmission and one resident said by washing their hands Tom asked the community members to show off their hands to their neighbors and asked 3 volunteers to come up if their hands seemed clean.he demonstrated washing hand without soap and wate water kept,washed with soap and waste water kept,and rinsed their hands and waste water kept too. Tom asked the community members to tell the difference between the waste water and they said the one with soap seemed more dirt and tubid and asked them why. A member raised and said it’s because the soap removed more dirt that had remained in the hands after washing without soap and the members agreed to start washing their hands with soap since they saw the difference. He further asked two volunteers to come up and asked these volunteers to smear their palms with charcoal and after they washed their hands,asked them to gently press their fingers on the posho ,after these the community members realized dirty marks left on the posho and this triggered them about food sharing with some one with nails.they all agreed to keep their fingernails short and wash hands with soap regularly. 

Next Visit

2021-10-27 - Purpose: Follow up ,encourage and guide on hand washing stands construction and general sanitation improvement

Program Success

Yes, New latrines built for the owners who never had in the last visit

Program Critical Needs

Program Ownership

Community involvement and active participation during the triggering session

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

Continue building hand washing stands and improving general sanitation

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Make calls to encourage,asses the ongoing construction of hand washing stands

 

Report Photos

Community members telling Tom the importance of their fingers/ hands

Tom asked the members who attended o show their palms to their immediate neighbors and asked them to check if they are clean

Tom demonstrated hand washing with and without soap for the members to see the difference with their waste water

Tom showing the waste water to the residents

Tom picked two volunteers to demonstrate about dirt under fingernails and posho

The demonstration after which the dirt under the nails left on the posho to trigger their mind about food sharing and cutting their nails short ascorepersonal hygiene standards

Tom guiding the mansion skilled personnel on how to build the hand washing stand

The hand washing stand constructed with guidance of mr tom

Plastering and finish up

Laying of screed for a better finish and durability

Tom demonstrating the use of soap and the Kibo jerrycan on the stand