Keflen’s life has been changed. She lives in Nyamatongo ward, and is visited regularly by the Community Based Rehabilitation team from Cedar Tanzania. She has a disability that means she has to walk on her hands and knees. Last year Cedar Tanzania brought her a tricycle. But this year they brought her something less glamorous, but nonetheless meaningful. A toilet.

You see for Keflen, going to the family toilet means going there on her hands and knees. But in a village without running water or indoor plumbing, using an outside latrine, come rain or shine, is the only option. Until now. Jackie Matandiko and the CBR team, with the funds from Kamanga Health Centre, became creative. A ‘mobile’ toilet was crafted, together with steady handle bars that could be secured to the floor. This new unit has a removable bucket which can be emptied, disinfected and replaced. This means that Keflen can use the toilet in the comfort of her home, in private and with dignity. It’s a small change but it sure means a lot.

Another patient, with similar disabilities to Keflen, receives a ‘small’ gift, that also means a lot.

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