Lack of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene account for nearly half of all child deaths under the age of 5. By taking simple steps towards better practices with things like pit latrines and hand washing stands, we can cut the incidence of illnesses that are taking lives and even more frequently taking away hours of productivity in the classroom for children.
Rotary International and USAID have a partnership in place to encourage practices of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education.
In the picture is members of the Rotaract Club of Kigali City observing a child wash her hands after they had a session of teaching the children the proper hand washing process and benefits of proper hygiene during the Literacy, Water and Sanitation Project at Nyacyonga Primary School in Rwanda.
They also went on to provide a water tank and litter bins in a bid to promote a clean and green environment that now provides a learning friendly environment to the students.