10/04/2021
SUCCESS STORY, GVH MWENENGUWE
Mr James Kalua is from Lubeni village in GVH Mwenenguwe, he is a single parent and he is 45 years old. He has 5 children, of which 3 are male and 2 are female.
Before the KiWASH project started in the area, he had no bathroom, no toilet, and other household facilities at his home. The family was using the back of the house as a hiding place when he wants to take a bath since his house is near a hill. He and his family used to go to the bush to ease themselves and this was the lifestyle of his family in all the past years. This affected the health of the household as in most cases the family was affected by sanitation and hygiene related diseases such as dysentery and others. This affected his financial capacity as he use to spend much of his money on medical bills, transportation cost to the hospital and it also affected participation of his kids in school as in most cases they were not attending classes due to sicknesses. He was also being embarrassed in communities as he was mocked by some individuals on the issues of toilet versus entering into the bush.
‘Before this project come in this village, my family used to go to the bush to ease ourselves and we used to bath at the back of our house. This was our life style in the previous years. My family used to suffer from various diseases such as cholera and dysentery and i used to spend more on medical bills and transportation to the hospital. My children used to be absent at school as they were usually being affected by diseases as a results their performance at school was greatly affected, explained Mr James kalua.
Since the introduction of KiWASH project in the area, the sanitation and hygiene situation has improved in his household. The project through WASH component encourages his family to construct a toilet with drop hole cover, bathroom, kitchen, dish lack , cloth line and rubbish pit and others as these facilities are essential in improving sanitation and hygiene of hou
