Temeke, TZ – SAWA finalizes WASH improvement projects for Temeke Municipality – 3 Mar 2016

“Water is an inevitable factor for our daily life activities; we cannot live without water. We hope to see the young generation enjoying healthy lives and becoming an engine to drive forward this area of school WASH and to see teachers and pupils sharing good hygiene practices among themsevles as well as with their families and friends.”

School committee chairperson Thabit Mtono spoke these words of gratitude and encouragement after SAWA finished the Temeke Municipality school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project they have been working on for over a year.

The project has improved WASH facilities for 13 primary schools in Temeke Municipality. The scope of the project is best understood by review the project outputs:

Toilet drop holes in the municipality were increased from 117 to 322
24 new toilets were installed for students with disabilities
15 new toilets were installed for teachers
28 handwashing facilities with 104 outlets were installed
22 single user handwashing facilities for teachers and students with disabilities were installed
4 new boreholes drilled
7 new water pumps installed
7 new water towers and storage tanks built
13 schools connected to government pipe networks
Girls’ hygiene facilities installed at all 13 schools
Wash clubs established at each school with a total of 442 students and 46 teachers participating