School Toilet Construction Project – Tanzania
This project will provide latrines for 316 students at a village primary school in Tanzania. It is being administered by Peace Corps Volunteer J. Meigel, of New York.
School students currently do not have adequate sanitation facilities, relying on a drop toilet made of local organic materials, or going outside the school.
The students, and the community as a whole, currently are impacted by various diseases caused by fecal-oral contamination. These include diarrhea, dysentery, intestinal worms, hepatitis, typhoid, and cholera. This is especially devastating to a people living with poor nutrition, a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and impaired immune systems.
The project has the full support of the community, which has recognized the need for the latrines, but has been unable to do anything about it because of the lack of funds.
The Water Charity participation in this project has been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.
We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Meigle of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Jessica and/or those other PCVs in the country of service.
This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.
Conclusion of School Toilet Construction Project – Tanzania
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Meigel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK
HERE.
This project was to provide latrines for use by the students at the Mahulu Primary school in Kitula Village, Tanzania.
Jessica reports:
The project battled through delays in raising the funds, the onset of bad weather, inaccuracies in the budget process, and increasing material costs. However the effort ultimately accrued to the direct benefit of 328 students and teachers, and added facilities of use to the entire village.
Project funds paid for lumber, rocks, sand, gravel, frames, and doors.
The community contribution to the project, amounting to 43%, included funds for bricks, and labor for water transport, digging, and loading.
The school sold a part of its tree forest to cover remaining expenses to complete the project.
We wish to thank Jessica for completing this project, and again extend our gratitude to Six Senses Resorts & Spas for providing the funding.