For more than three decades, Edna Mashaka, a widow from Tanzania's Mara Region, adapted to life with a traditional pit latrine that was inconvenient, difficult to maintain, and inaccessible for her son, who lives with a disability. Although it served its basic purpose, the facility posed daily challenges for the family and did little to
Naomi Sanjo (Left together with Nyumba ni choo Group ) My name is Naomi Sanjo, and I serve as the Chairperson of the “Nyumba ni Choo” group in Mwasonga, Mara Region, Tanzania . Just a few years ago, accessing finance to support even the most basic sanitation needs felt like an impossible task.
Antony Faustine (28) is like a hero in his community. He helps his community at Mapilinga Village to construct better toilets but he also benefits economically. He started working as a local mason five years ago. He had not enough knowledge on toilets construction at that time but also there was no profit in the
Just a few years ago if you were to visit the districts of Magu and Misungwi, which sit on the edge of the beautiful Lake Victoria in the Mwanza region of Tanzania, you would see a dire sanitation situation threatening the precious waters and the livelihoods which depend on it. Lake Victoria, the world’s largest
Better Health, A Cleaner Home By Elias Kazingoma and Marieke Kremer Antony Manyerezu Mpandoji (54) is a pastoralist living in Misungwi, Tanzania. In the past, he and his family used an open pit covered with straw as a toilet. The situation was far from ideal: “It had no privacy, and there were always a lot
Starting out as a pilot project in 2018, FINISH Mondial Tanzania has been growing rapidly. In the past five years, the programme managed to construct close to 30’000 safe sanitation systems in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country. But the road to success hasn’t been without its bumps and challenges. We talk
Progress despite another unpredictable year Context Looking back on the close of the 2nd official year of the ambitious 5-year FINISH Mondial programme, we are celebrating the resilience of our teams. While life slowly started getting ‘back to normal’ for some of our teams based in Europe, our in-country programme teams (Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Sanitation champion, Pius, develops local Serengeti market For Pius Zebedayo Zakayo, 43, who hails from Rwamchanga village, Manchira ward in Serengeti District, Tanzania, the construction of toilets under FINISH Mondial Tanzania has not only helped villages to live in a clean environment but has also helped create employment for people like him. “I’m now a professional mason. The training I got from the FINISH Mondial Tanzania programme has helped me construct toilets for many people,” he says. Unlike the traditional
Community health workers like Maria ‘Mama Choo’ key for community-wide sanitation uptake in Tanzania Community health worker, Maria, speaking with the FINISH Mondial Tanzania team (2020). A safely managed toilet in the construction phase in Tanzania (2020). Community health worker, Maria, speaking
FM Tanzania has promoted community uptake and the construction of improved toilets to nearly 4,000 households.
