Department of Water and Sanitation to handover sanitation units in Vhembe
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi will hand over girl-friendly toilets and sanitation units to schools and some 400 households in Vhembe District on Saturday, 19 November 2022, as part of observing World Toilet Day.
The sanitation units were constructed in collaboration with WaterAid and Department of Basic Education, to benefit the previously disadvantaged individuals in rural communities, as part of the Department’s Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG).
The World Toilet Day which is held annually on 19 November since 2013, is an official United Nations international observation day to inform, engage, raise awareness, and stimulate people to take actions to tackle the global sanitation crisis towards achieving the SDG 6.2 target.
The initiative seeks to highlight the need to accelerate sanitation delivery, eradicate open defaecation and ensure access to adequate sanitation. Limpopo has been identified as the province with lowest access to sanitation services, thus its choice to kick-start the campaign, combining with the Global Handwash campaign that started on the 15th October.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Saturday, 19 November 2022
Venue: Rasivhetshele Senior Primary School (Ha-Mangilasi- Makhado LM)
Time: 10H00
For confirmations, please contact Ms. Mashilo Raletjena on 082 928 4148/ raletjenam2@dws.gov.za or Mr. Sanku Tsunke on 066 299 2915/ tsunkes@dws.gov.za
