100 Rural Schools Gain Access To Safe Water And Sanitary Facilities
Posted by Letswalo L Marobane on 19 May 2021, 10:55 SAST
In 2018, 30,000 pupils, 600 teachers, and their families at 100 rural schools in 4 provinces and 6 districts gained access to safe water supply and appropriate sanitary facilities. Also in 2018, 200 teachers were trained in child-friendly teaching methodologies.
These activities were carried out under the auspices of the WASH, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Programme funded by Germany with a focus on supporting the drilling boreholes and rehabilitating existing ones. The 4 provinces and 6 Districts included Manicaland with 12 schools in Chipinge: Matebeleland North with 19 schools in Binga, Masvingo with 9 schools in Chiredzi and 19 schools in Mwenzi and Midlands with 29 schools in Gokwe North and 15 in Gokwe South.