Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Kisiro - Namutumba

Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2019-08-12

Report ID

6299

Created by

Alex Walyomu

Created date

2019-08-13 13:39:40 UTC

Modified by

Alex Walyomu

Modified date

2019-08-13 14:12:12 UTC

Trip Time

10:22-17:21 (6 h 59 m)

Village Time

13:12-15:06 (1 h 54 m)

Travel Time

5 h 5 m

Household visits

Which Survey

none 

Number Of Households

17 

Visits Purpose

To follow up on households still working on sanita 

Staff Attendees

Walyomu Alex 

Government Attendees

LC1,LC2,VHT 

Notes

Alex together with Eric one of the visitors from Tulsa were in Kisiro and met with seven village leaders first before visiting the households that were working. Alex first shared with the village about the village current sanitation status and the remaining households that have to be encouraged more to improve. The current pit latrine coverage is at 95% and a few households about 17 are remaining to improve. Together with the leaders they moved in the section of Kisiro North to visit the homes that were working and encourage on facility management. There were two new pit latrines that were seen under construction and also visited the swamp where most of the people from this section get water for home usage. This is the third swamp where people in Kisiro get water for home consumption. Alex has visited two of the swamps and this was the first time to check out the third section where people get water. The village leaders have been encouraged to continue following up on those specific households that have not yet completed their facilities. A decision has already been taken that this village needs two boreholes because of the great water stress and people walking long distances. However WASH staff will keep on encouraging the remaining households to improve also. This village has taken along time because the geographical challenges of the village and pit latrines sinking whenever it rains in the village. The village residents have been highly to always replace which majority have done whenever it rains. 

Next Visit

2019-08-19 - Purpose: Meeting with the village leaders and continue household follow up

Program Success

There is an improvement in sanitation and hygiene standards in some of the homes that are still working

Program Critical Needs

There is great need for water in the village to the extent that people get water from the swamp

Program Ownership

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

The village leaders have to follow up on those remaining households that haven’t completed their pit latrines to do so.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Plan a meeting with the village leaders on the way forward to have all the remaining households complete their pit latrines and also start preparing the leaders on their contributions to participate in involving all the village residents before the well drilling and what needs to be fulfilled by the community

 

Report Photos

A new pit Latrine structure being built by Sam replacing his old one that collapsed recently

A new pit latrine slab completed for a permanent and sustainable pit latrine. It took him to save more money to build this kind of pit latrine in Kisiro