The Community Guide to Environmental Health in Kiswahili gaining momentum….

The third and fourth modules of the Guide to Environmental Health in Kiswahili is ready for preliminary use, bringing the total number of modules to 4 in the package which Geofrey Nangai, a journalist with New Habari Corporation has described as “a versatile tool for community facilitation on environmental health issues in Tanzania”.

Module 3 titled Usimamizi wa Taka Ngumu deals with Solid Waste Management, a key unmet need in most of rural and urban areas in Tanzania. Empirical evidence shows there is so much waste mismanagement, resulting in loss of considerable economic benefits, while turning the resource into a health hazard. Through the module, users will learn about :

• A community waste management plan;

• Important steps in safe solid waste management and associated opportunities;

• Meaning of toxic wastes; and

• Dealing with common hazardous wastes.

 Module 4, Ujenzi wa Vyoo na Matumizi Yake, is about building toilets and their effective use. It provides detailed elaboration and illustrations of different sanitation technologies appropriate for different groups such as low income households, women, men, children and those in emergency situations. The common sanitation related diseases in Tanzania and the associated risky behaviours are discussed.

The fifth module in the package, Usimamizi wa Taka na Kemikali zenye Sumu (Management of Toxic Wastes and Chemicals) is being finalized.

The guide produced by the Hesperian Foundation, the publisher of  another important community health handbook , Where There is No Doctor or Mahali Pasipo na Daktari, is strongly recommended for NGOs and other institutions working or intending to work with communities on environmental health issues. As a package of 5 modules, It constitutes a tailored course on pertinent environmental issues for communities in Tanzania.

We would like to collaborate with all Envaya members and other institutions working on environmental health issues in scaling up the application of the Guide nationwide to increase the quality and impact of their activities in communities. Please contact us at cobihesa2003@yahoo.com.

Mwongozo wa Jumuiya ya Afya ya Mazingira katika kasi Kiswahili kupata ....

modules ya tatu na ya nne ya Mwongozo wa Afya ya Mazingira katika Kiswahili ni tayari kwa ajili ya matumizi ya awali, na kufikisha idadi ya moduli ya 4 katika mfuko ambayo Geofrey Nangai, mwandishi wa habari na New Habari Corporation ameielezea kama "chombo hodari kwa ajili ya uwezeshaji jamii juu ya masuala ya afya ya mazingira katika Tanzania. "

Module 3 yenye jina la Usimamizi wa Taka Ngumu mikataba na Solid Waste Management, muhimu ambayo hayajafikiwa haja katika maeneo mengi ya mijini na vijijini nchini Tanzania. Ushahidi wa kisayansi unaonyesha kuna kiasi taka uzembe, kusababisha hasara ya faida kubwa ya kiuchumi, wakati kugeuka rasilimali katika hatari kwa afya. Kwa njia ya moduli, watumiaji kujifunza kuhusu:

• mpango wa usimamizi wa taka za jamii;

• hatua muhimu katika usimamizi wa taka ngumu salama na fursa ya kuhusishwa;

• Maana ya taka za sumu, na

• Kujihusisha na taka za kawaida na madhara.

Module 4, Ujenzi wa Vyoo NA Matumizi Yake, ni kuhusu kujenga vyoo na matumizi yao kwa ufanisi. Inatoa ufafanuzi wa kina na vielelezo wa teknolojia mbalimbali usafi wa mazingira sahihi kwa makundi mbalimbali kama vile kaya za kipato cha chini, wanawake, wanaume, watoto na wale walio katika hali za dharura. usafi wa mazingira na magonjwa ya kawaida katika Tanzania kuhusiana na kuhusishwa tabia hatarishi ni kujadiliwa.

moduli ya tano katika mfuko, Usimamizi wa Taka Sumu NA Kemikali zenye (Usimamizi wa farligt avfall sumu na kemikali) ni kuwa kukamilika.

mwongozo zinazozalishwa na Foundation Hesperian, mchapishaji wa afya ya jamii nyingine muhimu katika kitabu hiki, ambapo hakuna Daktari au Mahali Pasipo NA Daktari, sana ilipendekeza kwa mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali na taasisi nyingine kufanya kazi au inakusudia kufanya kazi na jamii juu ya masuala ya mazingira ya afya. Kama mfuko wa modules 5, Ni kweli hufanya kulengwa katika masuala muhimu ya mazingira kwa jamii katika Tanzania.

Tungependa kushirikiana na wanachama wote Envaya na taasisi nyingine kufanya kazi katika masuala ya mazingira ya afya katika kuongeza matumizi ya mwongozo wa taifa ili kuongeza ubora na matokeo ya shughuli zao katika jamii. Tafadhali wasiliana nasi katika cobihesa2003@yahoo.com.