dfcu bank in health and sanitation drive
dfcu bank recently built a 10 unit latrine block exclusively for the girl pupils at St Peters primary School Nsambya.
As part of a 3 year partnership deal worth Shs 190 million signed by dfcu and Water Aid Uganda to improve sanitation and promote a healthier environment in which the community can develop, dfcu bank recently built a 10 unit latrine block exclusively for the girl pupils at St Peters primary School Nsambya.
This is part of dfcu’s long standing goal to improve livelihoods of the communities through initiating different projects that are beneficial in the areas they operate.
“We (dfcu) attribute our success to the support from the indigenous communities. This is why all our CSR activities are geared towards giving them a hand-up through sustainable projects like this. We focused on this project because it provides a foundation on which a strong and healthy community can thrive once issues like health and disease are eliminated.” Said Wilbrod Owor at the commissioning of the toilets
The toilet block also holds two units that will be used as changing rooms for the older girls who have already started menstruating to further give them the comfort and privacy they need to maintain good personal hygiene.
At 104 years, St Peters Primary school Nsambya is one of the well performing UPE schools in Kampala and hopes to continue this trend if only it can meet with the need for more facilities for the ever expanding number of pupils that is so far peaked at 3,100 pupils.
This is one of the many health and education projects that dfcu bank has so far contributed to this year. In July this year, dfcu contributed over 150 mama kits worth over 13 million to health camps in Bududa to ease safe motherhood and child delivery in the disaster struck area. Dfcu has also so far built a Public flush toilet and 30 Water Jars in Ojwina Division in Lira Municipal Council and donated 10 Water jars and a one toilet facility in Oli Division Enyau cell and Muwala Community cell in Arua Municipal as part of the 190 million shilling project with Water Aid.
