Water Blogged

Muggaga Secondary School is located in Mpigi, Uganda, along the shores of Lake Victoria. There are 447+ teens plus teachers and staff who were in need of safe toilets, bathing areas and handwashing.

In Uganda, secondary schools are much less common than primary schools because not everyone goes to high school. Many students have to ‘board’ at secondary schools (live at), which is the case at Muggaga. This means facilities are needed to shower and change clothes every day. Teen boys and girls were forced to share bathing areas and toilets, which led to dangerous situations and no privacy. The existing facilities were also crumbling and unsafe.

Our implementing partner, Drink Local Drink Tap, constructed two new, safe, secure, VIP (ventilated improved pit) latrine blocks for boys and girls while also keeping in mind disabled users. They also constructed two ‘blocks’ full of private rooms for bathing for boys and girls. All facilities have permanent handwashing areas, and water, hygiene, and sanitation training will be led in all classrooms.

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