WASH

WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH)

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene are essential for life and health, but they are also essential for empowerment and prosperity. Water and sanitation are human rights fundamental to every child and adult. In Uganda however, it is not the case, poor sanitation and hygiene as well as unequal access to safe drinking water, made thousands of children very sick and at risk of diseases and ultimate death.
Diarrhea, Typhoid among other diseases are childhood killer diseases in Uganda and they claim over 33 children every day.
Children mostly get the diseases by drinking unsafe water or getting into contact with contaminated hands of their parents or caretakers who have not been washed with soap.
Early childhood diarrhea is also responsible for contributing to Uganda’s high level of stunting which in turn affects children’s cognitive development and performance at school.
Even in schools, there is a lack of proper sanitation facilities leading to high absenteeism and subsequent dropouts especially for girls
Through behavioral change combined with other strategies, LDRU works to increase the practice of hand wash with soap, end open defecation, and provision of hygiene facilities like toilets, safe and clean water sources among others. This can further be achieved through motivation, information, and education as well as the provision of safe and clean water facilitation.
At LDRU we look forward to availing clean water for people to improve their hygiene behavior, girls to have privacy and dignity when using sanitary facilities.
In rural areas, we work with districts and community leaders to monitor and report progress.
We also promote-private partnership for innovative sanitation technologies and maintenance of WASH facilities.