1. MATUVI MATTERSNational Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Water and Sanitation News for the Eastern Province
ACRONYM CORNER
ODF = Open Defection
Free
P-DHID = Provincial
Department of Housing
Infrastructure and Devel-
opment
CLTS = Community-Led
Total Sanitation
WASH = Water and
Sanitation Hygiene
The Rainy Season
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4
D AT E S T O
R EM EM BE R:
2 December
All CLTS databases
& DHIS2 reports due
11 December
P-WASHE meeting
December (TBD)
MLGH National
WASH workshop
25 December
Christmas Day. Yay!
1 January
New Year’s Day
2 January
All CLTS databases
& DHIS2 reports due
The onset of the rainy season is received with profound anxiety and happiness by the
mostly farming community of Eastern Province. It brings with it a lot of wild foods like
mushrooms and bondwe (amaranthus hibridus). However, the onset of the rainy season
is also synonymous with the onset of diseases related to water and sanitation, particularly
in communities that are still open defecating and where ODF status is not maintained.
Consequences for Open Defecating communities
Apart from deaths caused by these diseases, other consequences for communities that
are still open defecating and, thus, exposed to water-related diseases are:
1. Lost work days for agricultural production
2. Missed educational opportunities for children
3. Official and unofficial healthcare costs
4. Draining of family resources
Classification of Diseases Related to Water
 Water-borne diseases. Diseases caused by ingestion of water contaminated by human
or animal excrement, which contain pathogenic microorganisms. Include cholera,
typhoid, amoebic and bacillary dysentery and other diarrheal diseases.
 Water-based diseases. Diseases caused by parasites found in intermediate organisms
living in contaminated water. Includes Schistosomiasis, bilharzias and Dracunculiasis.
 Water-related vector diseases. Water-related diseases are caused by insect vectors,
especially mosquitoes that breed or feed near contaminated water. Include, malaria,
onchocerciasis, trypanosomiasis and yellow fever.
 Water-washed diseases. Diseases caused by poor personal hygiene and skin and eye
contact with contaminated water. These include scabies, trachoma, typhus, and other
flea, lice and tick-borne diseases.
Prevention and control
Most diseases related to water can be easily be controlled by improved access to safe
water, improved hygiene and sanitation in the communities.
 Communities should use only safe water points (nearest boreholes/well) for all
household activities and chlorinate or boil drinking water.
 Communities should strive to attain ODF status and improve personal hygiene
By the end of 2015 all communities in Eastern Province should be ODF and no community
should experience diseases related to water, especially the water borne diseases.
All water that people drink and use should come from a safe source or be purified.
Containers for carrying and storing water need to be kept clean inside and outside
and covered to keep the water clean.
Where necessary, home-based water treatment, such as boiling, filtering, adding
chlorine or disinfecting with sunlight, should be used to purify the water.
KEY MESSAGE:
What every family and
Community has a right
to know about
HYGIENE.
Courtesy of Facts for Life

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Do you know a Super Sanitation Supporter?
Nominate them by sending their details to P-DHID at iross.unicef@gmail.com, 0966 332 272 or 0950 557 453
His Excellency Michael Chilufya Sata (May His Soul
Rest in Eternal Peace) became President of the
Republic of Zambia in 2011, after his party, The
Patriotic Front, won the general elections. However,
even before becoming President of Zambia, Mr.
Sata believed that promotion of sanitation was at
the centre of the country’s development. This belief
was carried throughout his Presidency, as
exemplified by the government’s commitment to
seeing Zambia attain the Millennium Development Goals on Sanitation.
From 2012-2013, more than 5,696 boreholes were constructed in rural areas across the country
at a cost of K255 million. This included 418 boreholes in Eastern Province. In 2012, the
Government also launched the $63 million Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Project which
aimed to improve access to water supply and sanitation services to the people of Kitwe, Kalulushi
and Chambishi towns by rehabilitating and extending water supply and sanitation systems in
these areas.
In early 2014, President Sata pledged to continue with the construction and rehabilitation of
water supply and sanitation infrastructure across the whole country, ensuring more women and
vulnerable populations benefit. The government mobilised K1.8 billion through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States of America to improve water supply, sanitation
and drainage systems in selected townships of Lusaka, benefitting 1.2 million people.
To date, more than 1.8 million rural Zambians have gained access to sanitation, under the
national Community-Led Total Sanitation program.
His Excellency Michael Chilufya Sata answered the Lord’s call on 28th
October 2014 in London
and was buried on 11th November 2014 at Embassy Park in Lusaka.
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Chipata Vubwi Chadiza Mambwe Lundazi Petauke Sinda Katete Nyimba
ODF villages (Eastern Province) - October 2014
# villages claiming ODF # villages verified ODF
Super Sanitation Supporters!
This month we pay respect to one of Zambia’s greatest supporters of water
and sanitation, the late President MichaelSata.

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Tippy taps may be popular, but hand washing facilities can come in all shapes and sizes.
Take a look at these simple, cheap, local ideas. Why not set up a demonstration site with different hand
washing designs at your school, workplace or community?
Pressure Bottle:
1. Find any plastic bottle - a 1 or 2 litre bottle is best
2. Poke a small hole in the base of the bottle
3. Hang it from a tree or other suitable stand
4. Open the cap slightly and water sprinkles out
5. Tighten the cap and water stops coming out
Local Tip: Make a slightly bigger hole at the base of the bottle. Plug the hole
with a small stick that is thick at one end, and thin at the other. Pull the stick out
slightly to release water, then push it back in to close.
Dip & Drip:
1. You need one small container (like a water bottle) & one larger container
2. Cut the small container around the middle & hang the bottom half on a string.
Poke holes into the base. (The top half can be used for No-Goat Soap)
3. Cut the bigger container so it is like a bucket & hand on a string next to the
small container, but at a slightly higher level. Fill with water
4. Use the small container to scoop some water from the big container.
5. Wash your hands as water drips from the small container.
Local Tip: The containers don’t have to be plastic. Use a big pot or calabash
Mukombe
1. Choose a small calabash with a curly neck.
2. Plug the neck, but put small holes in the plug
3. Fill with water and hang from a tree.
4. Bounce the neck down to fill the neck with water.
5. When it bounces back to normal position, wash your hands with water in the neck.
Lunga Special
1. Using a large plastic bottle with a handle, poke a hole near the top
where the water can pour out
2. Get a long piece of string & tie the ends together with a knot.
3. Tie one end around the bottom of the container.
4. Tie the other end with knots about every 10cm along the string
5. Hang the container by its handle, and hang the end of the string to a
branch behind the container.
6. To pour the water, hook the knot onto the branch to tip the container.
HOT TIP! A case study in Kenya found that placing a mirror next to your hand washing
facilities increased frequency of hand washing.

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Got a WASH joke or photo you’d like to share? Send it through to us at iross.unicef@gmail.com
This sign was pictured at a zoo in Australia. What do you
think? Should Eastern Province get one of these?
HAVE YOUR SAY!
This is your chance to share your experience and
learnings with the rest of the Province.
This month we are asking you:
What is a good Christmas gift that
promotes clean water or sanitation?
To submit responses, please email
iross.unicef@gmail.com,
Or call 0966 33 22 72 or 0950 55 74 53
Boom bottle:
1. Put soap powder or “Boom” paste in a small bottle with water.
2. Shake it up to mix the soap with the water.
3. Poke a small hole in the cap, or in the bottom (not both!)
4. Squeeze the bottle to get liquid soap.
Local Tip: Use leaves of the Soape plant or gel from the Dolofiyo plant instead
of “Boom”. IT’S FREE!
No-Goat Soap:
1. Poke a hole through the top of the soap & attach to a string.
2. Cut a small plastic bottle in half, and put the top half over the soap. (You can
use the bottom half for the Dip & Drip)
3. Hang to a tree.
Local Tip: You can also put the soap in an old onion bag or stocking.
Ash:
1. Keep a container or bowl of ash near the handwashing facility.
Ash makes the hands clean and IT’S FREE!