Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Butabira

Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2020-06-29

Report ID

9034

Created by

Alex Walyomu

Created date

2020-06-30 09:51:43 UTC

Modified by

Alex Walyomu

Modified date

2020-06-30 11:34:43 UTC

Trip Time

09:56-17:41 (7 h 45 m)

Village Time

12:53-15:45 (2 h 52 m)

Travel Time

4 h 53 m

Household visits

Which Survey

none 

Number Of Households

43 

Visits Purpose

Follow up on sanitation improvements 

Staff Attendees

Walyomu Alex 

Government Attendees

LC1 

Notes

This was the first follow up visit in Butabira village moving home to home since the COVID-19 lock down that made Kibo group and WASH not to work for three months. Alex together with four sanitation committee members including the village chairman moved home to home checking on new facilities under construction and what has been completed so far. During the COVID-19 lock down, there was slow progress in sanitation construction but now the village is started to respond well with many people working hard to complete digging new pits and working in their kitchens. 10 new pits under construction were seen in the homes that were visited, 7 new pit latrines were completed and the families were already using them. These new pit latrines were worked on during the three months of lock down. During Alex’s visit to Butabira last week, the sanitation committee members were given a task to make to start moving home to home checking on facility construction and continue encouraging people to work to improve their sanitation standards. They were able to move twice to check on the homes and tell the people that kibo group had come back in the village. Five of us moved home to home guiding the people in facility construction and standards as well as following ministry of health guidelines to curb COVID-19 spread. After moving home to home, the sanitation committee requested Alex to also put more emphasis on hand washing. The sanitation committee will be trained how construct hand washing stands and roll them out to all the homes starting next week. Also because of the rains, the village people are encouraged to use some cement on top of the showers for sustainability purposes having realized that majority of the showers have already been damaged by the recent rains. However according to what was observed, there is a great improvement in some homes for example in Okecho’s where we got the feaces that was used for triggering, one pit latrine is already done and he is working on a second pit latrine in his home. Also some people have completed building their pit latrines and will be encouraged to complete the other required facilities too. The rubbish pits were almost seen in every home that we visited, however there are some homes that are still lagging behind and were encouraged to start working to improve the sanitation standards in their homes. 

Next Visit

2020-07-06 - Purpose: Continue follow up on sanitation improvements and train the sanitation committee construction of hand washing stands.

Program Success

The village has greatly improved with many households completing to dig new pits from the last three months.

Program Critical Needs

The village still need to be encouraged to construct on the open pit that have been dug.

Program Ownership

The village sanitation committee has stepped up to encourage all the people to work and own the good sanitation practices in their homes.

Other Program Observations

Program Expected Of Village

To keep in touch with the sanitation committee and make sure that they continue encouraging the fellow village people to improve on their sanitation facilities

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To call the sanitation committee and follow up on what they have focused on while in the village and which areas need more attention the next time we go back.

 

Report Photos

A newly completed pit latrine in Okecho’s home where the feacal matter was got and used by WASH staff during triggering. This home never had a pit latrine before

New pit latrine recently completed

New kitchen under construction in Butabira

New bathroom under construction but need to build the last two course with cement for sustainability purposes.

The lady proud of her new dish rack

Newly completed pit latrine in Butabira

New pit under construction

This young boy together with his brother worked together to dig a new pit latrine measuring 25ft for their family