Sweet health update below!!
Through health trainings, children’s clubs, home visits and a partnership with the provincial health office, some new health habits are forming in Buraino I, part of the Kayanza community.
A few years ago, only 10% of mothers had a place for washing hands after using the washroom. Now, through grassroots community teaching, that percentage has climbed to 35%.
More exciting is that 100% of children are now taken to the hospital when they’re sick, compared to 60% before. And 95% of children are now sleeping under mosquito nets!
Before, the village saw many cases of malaria, but they have decreased. Further objectives of the community are to decrease instances of worms, and to clear bushes to fight mosquitoes.
We're pretty excited to hear about this great progress!
Close to 1000 kids attended the FH Christmas party in Kayanza this past week. Traditional drumming, songs, dances and skits were just a few of the activities prepared.
The Kayanza sun aids villagers in drying a variety of vegetables. Here is a village woman scattering cassava roots on a mat outside her home.
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