Provide Abutia Kloe E.P Basic School with toilet facility

Abutia Kloe E.P Basic School in the Ho West District of the Volta Region faces a sanitation challenge as there is no toilet facility in the school.

As a result, pupils have no option but to seek alternative places nearby whenever nature calls, a development the school’s authority described as unsafe, undignified and detrimental to effective teaching and learning, which has a detrimental effect on their academic performance.

In addition to academic work, which is severely impacted, the situation is putting the students’ health and safety at risk, which is worrying.

This was discovered during a visit to the school by the Volta College Foundation (VCF), a non-profit organisation, as part of their February Love Initiative when the Foundation provided the pupils with hygienic supplies and other educational resources.

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The Spectator is making a passionate appeal to individuals, corporate bodies, stakeholders and benevolent organisations to partner in addressing the sanitation crisis at the school and support the construction of a toilet facility for both pupils and staff.

We also urge representatives of the Foundation who acknowledged the challenge and assured the school of their commitment, to speed up the process of advocating improved conditions for deprived communities.

Again, we also believe that when a toilet facility is provided for the school, it will greatly improve hygiene, as pupils will attend to nature’s call in a dignified manner and school attendance will improve, especially for girls, when they are menstruating.

According to the Headmaster of the school, Mr Francis Yao Bortsi, the situation is terrible as learners resort to unorthodox ways to ease themselves, stressing that the school’s most pressing need remains a decent washroom facility.

He noted that, “For now, pupils of Abutia Kloe E.P Basic School continue to navigate the daily inconvenience and risk of leaving campus during instructional hours, as the school awaits urgent intervention to restore dignity and safety to its learning environment.”

The situation needs urgent attention, especially for the girls who need proper menstrual sanitation as they have to change frequently and wash hands with soap to prevent infection. Menstruation is a critical time for girls to have access to clean and safe toilets for their comfort.

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