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It’s a new dawn; hope is being restored as an impressive sanitation revolution is taking shape in rural parts of Karenga District as locals steadily embrace the use of pit latrines where they had never existed before.
The nomadic community, which constitutes part of Karamoja sub-region’s nine districts, had been relying on open defecation with little regard for basic household sanitation.
Ms Beatrice Nakwang, a student at Kyambogo University, Soroti campus, who is a resident of Karenga District, explained that: “Even when we started having permanent settlements in urban places or even in the rural areas, pit latrines were a last thought; people viewed it as a waste of time and energy to sink one; people prefer to visit bushes,” she said.
But she explained that with civilisation taking root and exposure, sanitation is now being prioritised.
Ms Nakwang notes that it is common for one to walk and step on human waste along the village path, adding that though most families may not be able to afford modern pit latrines that need cement, simple ones using locally available materials are affordable.
“After security, sanitation remains one of the areas that need to be addressed in Karamoja,” the undergraduate said.
However, a sanitation drive that is being implemented by the Karenga District Local Government together with other development partners like World Vision has seen over 600 wattle pit latrines put up in Lobalangit and Karenga Sub-counties where they had never existed before since the evolution of mankind.
Mr Angel Morish Lokolong, a Parish Chief in Lobalangit who is supervising the implementation of the sanitation campaign, reports commendable progress.
“We are grateful that they are embracing the campaign, including having wash racks and bathing shelters made from local straw grass and, in some areas, leaves,” he added.
Mr Lokolong said that this will now end the spillage of human waste into water sources during the rainy season.
He explained that even after these facilities are put up, they have gone a mile to ensure that they are used.
Ms Sarah Nakwang, a PTA teacher at Jubilee 2000 Secondary School in Karenga District, described the initiative with a sigh of relief and joy.
“I am happy that there is some ray of hope that these interventions and campaigns are being taken to the Manyattas,” Ms Nakwang said.
In Karamoja, the WASH, sanitation and hygiene programmes basically target acute water scarcity and poor sanitation, and these initiatives are being led by UNICEF, KOICA and local organisations like Caritas Moroto Diocese.
Source: Daily Monitor
The nomadic community, which constitutes part of Karamoja sub-region’s nine districts, had been relying on open defecation with little regard for basic household sanitation.
Ms Beatrice Nakwang, a student at Kyambogo University, Soroti campus, who is a resident of Karenga District, explained that: “Even when we started having permanent settlements in urban places or even in the rural areas, pit latrines were a last thought; people viewed it as a waste of time and energy to sink one; people prefer to visit bushes,” she said.
But she explained that with civilisation taking root and exposure, sanitation is now being prioritised.
Ms Nakwang notes that it is common for one to walk and step on human waste along the village path, adding that though most families may not be able to afford modern pit latrines that need cement, simple ones using locally available materials are affordable.
“After security, sanitation remains one of the areas that need to be addressed in Karamoja,” the undergraduate said.
However, a sanitation drive that is being implemented by the Karenga District Local Government together with other development partners like World Vision has seen over 600 wattle pit latrines put up in Lobalangit and Karenga Sub-counties where they had never existed before since the evolution of mankind.
Mr Angel Morish Lokolong, a Parish Chief in Lobalangit who is supervising the implementation of the sanitation campaign, reports commendable progress.
“We are grateful that they are embracing the campaign, including having wash racks and bathing shelters made from local straw grass and, in some areas, leaves,” he added.
Mr Lokolong said that this will now end the spillage of human waste into water sources during the rainy season.
He explained that even after these facilities are put up, they have gone a mile to ensure that they are used.
Ms Sarah Nakwang, a PTA teacher at Jubilee 2000 Secondary School in Karenga District, described the initiative with a sigh of relief and joy.
“I am happy that there is some ray of hope that these interventions and campaigns are being taken to the Manyattas,” Ms Nakwang said.
In Karamoja, the WASH, sanitation and hygiene programmes basically target acute water scarcity and poor sanitation, and these initiatives are being led by UNICEF, KOICA and local organisations like Caritas Moroto Diocese.
Source: Daily Monitor
