IDEAS For Uganda in Partnership
with SPOUTS of Water trained staff and volunteers of Save The Children-Uganda
in Basic Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at Rwenzori Gardens Hotel . The Trainees will serve as
WASH ambassadors in Kasese District especially in Karusandara Sub-county where
there is poor WASH practices were registered. The place is also known for rampant flooding and silting of River Mubuku.
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| IDEAS For Uganda educator, Mr. Vvuve Ronald Introducing WASH to the participants |
This arrangement saw the
Integration of our Filters For Schools Project with Disaster Risk Reduction
project of Save the Children, and Integrating Key Sanitation and Hygiene Themes into the school and community DRR trainings. Among other topics, the trainees learnt about the
effects of Open Defication, Dangers of Fecal Contamination and Diseases Associated with Poor Sanitation, Consequenses of taking unsafe Water.
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| IDEAS For Uganda Central Regional Coordinator, Matovu Paul taking the participants through IDEAS For Uganda |
The trainees were later empowered with the Filters For Schools Curricullum and Activity Book to become
effective teachers of WASH in Schools and Communities.
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| Ms. Rebecca Liebshutz , A SPOUTS Field Fellow during the presentations |
Under this partnership, one hundred
eighty (180) filters will be donated to poor schools in kasese to enable them
access Safe drinking Water and reduce student chances of acquiring water borne
diseases, hence increasing their school days.
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| Participants during the Breakout session |
A practical session was also
organized at Karusandara Primary school which is among the beneficiary schools.
Here, members of the DRR club were empowered in WASH advocacy, and Save the Children Volunteers got the hands-on
experience of WASH education and information dissemination.
We look forward to further partnerships with Save the Children-Uganda.
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| Student members of the DRR club, Karusandara during the FFS training |
