Resources and Services
Villa Maria Hospital Home Care Program received a grant from the Uganda Sanitation for Health Activity (USHA) to assist households in Lwengo and Kyotera Districts in improving hygiene and sanitation to prevent and control fecal to oral infections and diseases. The USHA project uses a Market Based Sanitation Implementation Approach (MBSIA) that aims at making the hygiene and sanitation improvements sustainable by empowering households to finance and maintain their own health upgrades.
Identification of current hygiene and sanitation status of every household by conducting one-on-one surveys in Lwengo and Kyotera Districts.
Education of household members and schools on how to improve their hygiene and sanitation status to prevent common diseases.
Trainings for leaders and masons in each community to help guide households in their process of improving their household loans.
Economic strengthening training to households to become financially independent to own their health.
The Uganda Sanitation for Health Activity (USHA) is financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the goal of increasing access to basic sanitation by moving households from unimproved to improved toilets/latrines and promotion of positive WASH behavior in targeted communities and schools in in up to 25 districts in Uganda.
Future Projects and Goals
By June 2020, one year from the start of the project, Villa Maria Hospital Home Care Program’s goal is to assist 7,780 households in Lwengo and Kyotera Districts gain access to basic sanitation including a permanent toilet structure with a washable floor, a handwashing station with soap and education on health benefits to drinking boiled water.
Success Stories
By June 2020, one year from the start of the project, Villa Maria Hospital Home Care Program’s goal is to assist 7,780 households in Lwengo and Kyotera Districts gain access to basic sanitation including a permanent toilet structure with a washable floor, a handwashing station with soap and education on health benefits to drinking boiled water.