Shortage of latrines, teachers threatens learning in Dodoma
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- Besides, the school, which has 914 pupils, has nine teachers only, a situation, which makes learning difficult. School head Mr Dasent Kyamba said the public school had been operating unprofessionally because of being faced with many challenges.
Mundemu Primary School at Bahi District in Dodoma Region has a shortage of at least 23 pit latrines.
Besides, the school, which has 914 pupils, has nine teachers only, a situation, which makes learning difficult. School head Mr Dasent Kyamba said the public school had been operating unprofessionally because of being faced with many challenges. However, he hailed the Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Tanzania for supporting the school to improve its hygiene by providing safe-water buckets, soaps and other relevant facilities.
“We are currently striving to construct more pit latrines to ensure improved hygienic conditions for the pupils and teachers in general,” he explained. (Valentine Oforo)
