Dar es Salaam, TZ – SAWA initiates Phase 3 of School WASH improvements in Temeke Municipality – 30 Mar 2017

SAWA is continuing their work improving school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Temeke Municipality. The fourth quarter of 2016 marked Phase 3 and will take one year to complete. Phase 3 will improve the quality and quantity of drinking water and sanitation facilities for 15,521 students at eight primary schools. The phase includes activities like training and awareness building as well as construction projects like building toilets, rehabilitating boreholes, and improving handwashing facilities.

In the final fourth quarter of 2016 SAWA staged their work by conducting awareness and planning meetings at each school. These meetings achieved the following objectives:

Schools agreed to contribute funds for operations and maintenance
Schools opened special bank accounts for water and sanitation projects
Parents agreed to contribute labor to reduce project costs
Each school was assessed on a scale of A, B, C, or D for the quality of their existing sanitation infrastructure

SAWA also held orientation training sessions with local technical teams to share project designs and discuss design, budget, schedule, roles, and responsibilities. Teachers and school administrators were given orientation courses as well to introduce key hygiene concepts such as proper hand washing and WASH infrastructure best practices.