It takes a village to improve community sanitation and hygiene paid UNICEFUSA
In western Uganda, UNICEF education programs teach communities about the health risks of open defecation and the benefits of handwashing at home and at school.
UNICEF's work in western Uganda's Kamwenge district proves that the country's sanitation problem is not unsolvable. Of every ten households in Kamwenge, eight have a functioning, clean and safe latrine. The district also soars above the national average for access to handwashing facilities in schools.
The tippy tap, a simple, hands-free handwashing facility, is one such domestic innovation that has revolutionized sanitation in schools. Made of local materials, the device can reduce the risk of contracting diarrhea by over 50 percent, and respiratory infections by 35 percent. Students who were previously deprived of basic hygiene facilities are now able to access safe, clean water within walking distance from their classrooms.
"The community members sometimes don't know that open defecation is a problem, so with triggering, the goal is to make them feel disgusted and ashamed at the implications of the act," explains a UNICEF-supported health worker. Health workers do a"walk of shame" with a group of villagers using a map on the ground identifying open defecation spots in their village in Kamwenge district, Uganda.Health workers also survey village neighborhoods to assess whether households are taking basic hygiene precautions. The workers lead villagers on a"walk of shame" using a map on the ground identifying open defecation spots.
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