Changing the lives of school children across Africa and Asia

At SATO, we’re in the business of creating change for communities. But there’s much more to be done and we are always looking for ways in which we can make our innovative solutions available for more people.

In 2020, we launched the School Toilet Enhancement Programme (STEP), an initiative that upgrades toilets in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Bangladesh.

According to the World Health Organization, almost 900 million children have to contend with the lack of basic hygiene facilities during their education, putting their health at risk and meaning some have to miss school, especially girls during menstruation.

This is why we have created STEP, our School Toilet Enhancement Programme, an initiative that upgrades toilets with the aim of reducing one of the barriers to school attendance – inadequate sanitation and hygiene facilities.

Schools are often at the centre of their communities. They become the focal points where the residents come together for celebrations, meetings, weddings, and other social activities. This is another reason why STEP is so important – not only does it provide better conditions for the hundreds of school children at each school, but also benefits parents, teachers, and the whole community. So far, 52 schools have been upgraded and over 69,000 children have benefitted.

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