Support toilets for school children in Nigeria

Summary

This project will build 12 toilets in Adani Enugu state in Nigeria, providing good hygienic learning environment for over 200 children, protecting them from contacting disease or infections and also providing sanitary equipment's for the children to use.

Challenges

There are more than 200 children at Immaculate heart Primary school Adani Enugu state of Nigeria. These children have no good toilet facility to use when in school and as such goes to toilet inside the bush or even in the school premises. These children are at the risk of infection, disease and insect or animal bite as they are not safe with lack of toilet facility in their school. This project will affect more than 200 children who study in that school.

Solution

The children will be protected from infection, disease and exposure to danger. They will have good sanitary learning environment. The sisters provides nutrition, hygiene and health care support to the children. Their parents are also trained in nutrition, infection prevention and children care on using appropriate hygiene for their children.

Long Term Impact

The project will educate 200 families and their children on sanitary and hygiene, which will provide for their families' health and well-being. In recognition of your efforts and generosity, the toilet is at the last stage of completion constructing water wale to be used. Hopefully the toilet would be in use by September, 2025 when the children are back from holiday.

There are more than 200 children at Immaculate Heart Primary School Adani Enugu State of Nigeria. These children have no good toilet facility to use when in school and as such goes to toilet inside the bush or even in the school premises. These children are at the risk of infection, disease and insect or animal bite as they are not safe with lack of toilet facility in their school. This project will affect more than 200 children who study in that school.

 
Through this project we have provide 6 modern toilets for the school children six for boys and six for girls. The children will be protected from infection, disease and exposure to danger.  The sisters provide nutrition, hygiene and health care support to the children. Their parents are also trained in nutrition, infection prevention and children care on using appropriate hygiene for their children.

They participated in different exercise to keep their mental health and wellbeing. One of the resident commented, “To see a modern toilets constructed for our use in the school makes me feel good and safe from danger of going to the bush’’ and another said, What I liked most is been able to go to toilet comfortably without fear of getting bitten by snake or dangerous animals in the bush’’ One of the teacher expressed her joy ‘ At least we are sure of neat and tidy classrooms, the3 children can go to the toilet and not use classrooms as toilets’  The joy of having modern toilets in the school  gives us more sense of responsibility of keeping our children in the safe environment  in our studies,   “said one of the parents”. 

Bringing the joy and hope to our school children  is as result of donors like you who are providing the financial support that helps us to construct the modern toilet for them and offer these dynamic support and care to them. All members of our staff have embraced these programs and are enthusiastically working with residents to provide them with all the care and assistance they need and hands-on creative learning. We are grateful to you for making the “Support Toilet for School Children” an opportunity to support and care for pupils. Your donation to Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is helping us to build these toilets through our enrichment programs and activities. Donations help us to educate 200 families and their children on sanitary and hygiene, which will provide for their families' health and well-being etc. 

As you can see the toilets is now completed .  Constructing these toilets has created any involving conducive and safe atmosphere for the children.  Thank you so much we couldn't do it without your support and corporation.   

We are still advocating for funds to have a new swege for the kids to use as the old bore hole is not working anymore, That is the stage where we are and the kids are waiting in excitement to start using the toilet and safe them from snake bite while going to the bush to service themselves. $700 will help us finally complete this project and give these kids of that privilege of safety and hygiene. We belief your continued support will go a long way to help us achieve our target and make the kids happy.