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Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won
Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as we
Tanzania’s sanitation glass is half full — most households in the country now have a toilet. The national campaign Nyumba Ni Choo (In Swahili, A house is incomplete without a toilet) is working effectively in creating awareness. But the battle is not won yet and it is yet to be seen if the county will reach sustainable development goals by 2030.
A non-profit Centre for Science and Environment team travelled to rural and peri-urban areas of Dar-Es-Salaam to see the implementation of the campaign. The team of researchers looked to find answers on what is next on managing faecal sludge from the new toilets and if there has been a reduction in water borne diseases.
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The country has come a long way, said Anyitike Mwakitalima, the national coordinator for the sanitation campaign under the Ministry of Health.
The campaign aimed for behavioural change in communities and was launched with a budget of 15 million British Pound Sterling (GBP) from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The drive has achieved some results — 29.12 million Tanzanians have improved toilets and handwashing facilities. Open defecation has decreased from 7.2 per cent in 2017 to 1.3 per cent in 2022.