AfricaPress-Tanzania: IN a bid to ensure that pupils and communities adopt a culture of building decent homes with toilets, World Vision Tanzania has donated 44 modern toilets valued at 189m/- to three public primary schools in Babati District of Manyara Region.
The Project’s Coordinator, Esther Mushendwa said that the three schools from Endadmet Ward in Babati had serious challenge with toilets which compelled World Vision Tanzania to initiate the project thanks to funding from World Vision Japan.
“As we mark 40 years of service in Tanzania, we have been in the forefront of backing government efforts to develop rural areas with our target mostly on children,” said Mushendwa in a speech during the handover ceremony that was presided over by Babati District Commissioner, Lazaro Twange.
She said the toilets will benefit over 1,600 pupils, teachers and other members of the community around Endadmet, Gidas and Endanachan Primary Schools hence contribute towards improving performance of the pupils.
“The Gorowa development Project started in 2008/9 and involved various projects in Gorowa Ward which includes construction of modern toilets,” she noted while adding that in all 18 villages have also benefitted from income generating activities funded through the project. Under the Gorowa Project, a vocational training centre was constructed but also classrooms for several public schools in the area.
In a vote of thanks, Babati District Education Officer for primary schools, Getrude Tarimo thanked World Vision for the support in improving the learning environment in public schools many of which face a number of challenges.
“One of the biggest challenges was shortage of toilets in these three schools and these new toilets means that we have solved the challenge of diseases spread by human waste by over 59 percent,” Tarimo said while adding that UTI was one of the major diseases affecting pupils in the area especially girls.
In his speech, DC Twange also joined Tarimo to thank World Vision Tanzania for a job well-done as pupils now have a decent place to relieve themselves.
“The government appreciates a lot such kinds of investments by development partners and not for profit organizations such as World Vision Tanzania,” he concluded.
