Project name
Improving access
for rural community members to proper sanitation facilities
in Red Bank, Stann Creek District, Belize
Main participants
500
Village/s
1
Months
8
Overview
The project improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Red Bank village by:
Improving the access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities in seven households and the village's community center, primary school and health center.
Implementing education activities.
The project reached 500 direct and 37,183 indirect beneficiaries
Key activities and deliverables
To improve sanitation infrastructure:
Eight dry-double-vault composting toilets with hand-washing stations were be built (seven in the house of women group members and one at the community center).
One flush toilet at the health post and the pit latrine at the primary school were repaired by the project.
To increase knowledge on adequate sanitation practices:
Toilet owners and other community members actively participated in the construction/repair of the toilet facilities and attended training sessions about their construction/repair, use and maintenance.
37,183 indirect beneficiaries were reached with a post in social media with information about the project and the type of toilets built.
To increase knowledge on WASH:
500 direct beneficiaries - via training sessions and one community event - learnt about: adequate sanitation practices; local and affordable solutions to improved sanitation; the relationship between water, sanitation, hygiene and health.
Supported by
* For more information on this project, please refer to our progress reports and social media updates