Slums

Yesterday, we visited one of SANA's projects, situated in Obunga, located in a per-urban slum. The area has poor drainage and limited to no sewerage conveyance. We met Wilfred, the ‘big chairman’, or the head of the community task force/neighborhood association. SANA has built communal latrines, and Wilfred mentioned how this has really helped the sanitation situation in Obunga. Just as he said that, a little girl, maybe about 6 years old, tromped out of the nearby hut, rolled up her skirt and peed in the courtyard near where we were sitting, and then tromped back in with a smile. Minutes later, a little girl, about 2 years old, walked barefoot over the same spot.