Latrine monitoring, soap needs and checking hygiene promotion reports

Repairs come first: they are quick and inexpensive. Zone 4 already meets the standard, but its 7 broken latrines must still be repaired. Priority zone: zone 3, with the worst ratio (35.6 people per latrine), the lowest functionality rate (74%), only 20 latrines out of 70 with a lock and no lighting, which is also a safety problem for women and girls.

Population: 2,400 + 3,100 + 1,850 + 2,650 = 10,000 people.

Bathing: 10,000 x 250 g = 2,500 kg, i.e. 2,500,000 / 125 = 20,000 bars (2 bars per person). Stock of 15,000 bars (1,875 kg): shortfall of 5,000 bars (625 kg).

Laundry: 10,000 x 200 g = 2,000 kg, i.e. 10,000 bars of 200 g (1 per person). Stock of 8,500 bars (1,700 kg): shortfall of 1,500 bars (300 kg).

Stock coverage: bathing 15,000 / 2 = 7,500 people; laundry 8,500 people. The stock fully covers 7,500 people (75%), with bathing soap as the limiting item. The order for the balance must be placed, and the quantity per person must not be reduced without a decision by the manager.

• Halima: 70 + 41 = 111, not 121: an addition error of 10.
• Joseph: 9 sessions on the same day, whereas the limit is 3 per day, and 540 / 9 = 60 participants per session, whereas the limit is 25. These figures are not plausible: ask for the attendance sheets and check in the field before validating them.
• Akuol: 64 + 38 = 102, 17 per session; Deng: 55 + 30 = 85, 21.25 per session: compliant.
• Supervisor's total: 848 carries over Halima's error; the corrected sum is 102 + 111 + 540 + 85 = 838.

Validated total: 102 + 111 + 85 = 298 participants for 15 sessions; 540 participants and 9 sessions awaiting verification.

Critical times: (1) after using the toilet; (2) after cleaning a child who has defecated or changing a nappy; (3) before preparing food; (4) before eating; (5) before feeding or breastfeeding a child.

Checking: observing the presence of water and soap (or ash) at the handwashing station near the latrines and in the shelters during household visits; demonstration by the participant; monitoring soap consumption; small KAP (knowledge, attitudes and practices) surveys using observation rather than self-reporting alone.

I thank the women, I do not ask questions about the girl and I do not try to identify her. I provide information on the services available (protection, GBV) and how to reach them, according to the organisation's referral pathway. The same day, I report the general information (safety risk at the zone 3 latrines) to my supervisor and to the protection focal point, without any names. I propose quick measures: repair the latrines and fit them with internal locks, install solar lighting, check separation by sex and signage, and consult women and girls on the location of the latrines.