⭐ Clean Water, Hygiene & Sanitation Program (WASH)
Our Purpose: Reduce waterborne diseases and promote hygiene practices in schools and rural communities, improving children's health and school participation.
⭐ Barefoot-Free Uganda Initiative
Our Purpose: Eliminate bare footedness among rural children through strategic shoe donations and school-based outreach.
Partner: Samaritan’s Feet International
EXPANSION: Activities
▪Provide large-capacity ceramic or bio-sand water filters to rural schools
▪Train teachers or prefects on daily use and cleaning
▪Refill filters from nearby boreholes or rain tanks
▪Label CHOCU filters to increase awareness and accountability
▪Periodically inspect filters for cracks or replacement
👉 Most rural schools rely on unsafe water sources, boreholes shared with animals, stagnant ponds, or nearby rivers.
Water filters immediately reduce exposure to cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea-causing bacteria.
➡️ A single filter can impact 200+ children per term.
▪Install “tippy taps” (low-cost handwashing devices made from jerrycans and sticks) or concrete sinks near latrines and classrooms
▪Refill daily with clean water + soap or ash
▪Assign “hygiene monitors” to supervise handwashing before meals and after bathroom use
▪Paint handwashing reminders around school
👉 These simple devices cut disease transmission drastically, and they also teach lifelong hygiene habits.
➡️ Where schools have no taps or plumbing, CHOCU’s solution must be affordable, replicable, and community-managed.
▪Provide monthly soap supplies to schools that have WASH programs
▪Encourage families to contribute small amounts for refilling (where possible)
▪Include detergent in hygiene kits for orphans or at-risk households
▪Teach children how to properly wash hands with soap (20-second method)
👉 Soap is often the missing link in rural sanitation, schools may have water but lack even basic soap. CHOCU's contribution fills that critical gap.
▪Run “CHOCU Hygiene Week” or “Clean Hands Month” in local schools
▪Use child-friendly posters, games, songs, drama skits, and quizzes
▪Teach about germs, diarrhea prevention, menstrual hygiene, safe drinking water, and sanitation
▪Train teachers to reinforce key hygiene messages in daily routines
▪Engage school health clubs to keep the program running year-round
👉 Education turns hygiene from a “charity handout” into a movement of responsibility.
Children become ambassadors of cleanliness in their homes and villages.
➡️ Bonus: Girls benefit significantly from menstrual hygiene.
🔷 EXPANSION: Impact
▪Reduced cases of diarrhea, intestinal parasites, and skin infections
▪Fewer sick days = more consistent learning
▪Reduced health burdens on already vulnerable households
▪Children begin washing hands automatically after toilet use and before eating
▪Girls manage menstruation with more dignity, confidence, and safety
▪Classrooms become cleaner, and schools foster a culture of pride in their environment
▪Improved attendance
▪Healthier students
▪Safer classrooms
▪Empowered girls
▪Stronger immune systems
▪Future-ready hygiene champions
✅ Summary:
This WASH program isn’t just about water, it builds a culture of health, dignity, and safety for Uganda’s most vulnerable children.
✔ Prevent disease
✔ Promote hygiene
✔ Protect dignity
✔ Prepare learners for life
⭐ 3. Clean Water, Hygiene & Sanitation Program (WASH)
Our Purpose: Reduce waterborne diseases and promote hygiene practices in schools and rural communities, improving children's health and school participation.
