in Red Bank, Stann Creek District, Belize
Project Status: Finished in 2019
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.
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.
Teaching materials were created by the project and are available for use:
(Click on each poster to download)
This project co-funded by