Four young Maasai boys smiling and giving a thumbs up for the camera.
 

 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Pilot

May-August 2022

Theory of Change

The WASH Education Program and Photovoice Project will teach community members about proper bathroom hygiene and sanitation, including, but not limited to, handwashing, facilities cleaning, and maintenance; as well as the signs, symptoms, and treatment of scabies through the day-long scabies clinic. 

A mother and daughter standing together and smiling.
A water station with soap and towels in Rural Kilimanjaro.

A basic hand washing station with clean water, soap and towels.

Goals

  1. Empower six Maasai women to become WASH Ambassadors for their communities.

  2. Introduce basic information on the importance of and protocol for individual and community sanitation to decrease and control scabies outbreaks.

  3. Increase the number of hand washing stations and their use.

Impact

This program will provide approximately 2,000 people with access to clean water and bathroom facilities, in a community with no existing facilities.

Asante sana (many thanks) for all your support!

Two men carrying a bucket together between them.
Two little Maasai boys holding a bucket between the two of them.

Funding 

In 2022, Lalafofofo-Amka Sasa (LFAS) received a $3,000 grant for a long-term, multi-step WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) Education Photovoice Program from the Palo Alto Rotary Club. 

A pie chart of organization spending on this project.

The $3,000 grant will be used to compensate LFAS staff and purchase necessary program resources.

Table of the event agenda.
A group of young Maasai students holding hands in a circle outside.