Dundee gives Tsumeb school toilets a facelift

The Etosha Secondary School at Tsumeb recently benefited from more than N$120 000 worth of upgrades to its toilet blocks, sponsored by Dundee Precious Metals (DPM).
Dundee Precious Metals’ Tsumeb Community Trust on Tuesday handed over six new toilet blocks to the school, worth approximately N$122 252.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Dundee Community Trust administrator Andre Struwig said the charity was undertaken in line with President Hage Geingob’s Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP), and particularly its goal of building 50 000 rural toilets and eliminating the bucket toilet system by 2017.
“The Dundee Community Trust will play its role in support of our president’s Harambee Prosperity Plan wherever possible and by upgrading already existing toilet facilities the Trust prevents the toilets from falling into complete ruin,” Struwig said.
The Etosha Secondary School’s toilet blocks would benefit some 800 learners, he said.
“Providing hygiene and sanitation facilities in schools will create an enabling school environment; awareness of hygiene and sanitation will ultimately lead to fewer waterborne illnesses,” Struwig said.
“Everyone knows there is joy in using a clean toilet. This also encourages learners to keep the toilets clean, tidy and maintained.”

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