The past couple of weeks, Transformational Community Development (TCD) focused on the children in primary school. The TCD worker, Pascal, taught the kids about maintaining a clean environment and various aspects of body hygiene, including hand washing, haircare, and dentalcare. The teachers were excited that a team came from outside the school to teach these lessons, reinforcing what they teach the children about hygiene. 

The teachers expressed their concerns about the lack of toilets in the school to the TCD team. Lack of toilets within the school premises promotes open defecation in the surrounding bushes, which both teachers and school kids practice because they have no choice. The ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines constructed as a TCD project in the village are very far away from the school and do not serve the school population during school hours. They also said the practice exposes them to reptile attacks. The Arigbakoto Village primary school management made a plea for the construction of VIP latrines within their premises.