CRDB Bank donates toilets to Dodoma school.

It was all joy for Dodoma Makulu Primary School pupils and teachers on Thursday evening when the school received modern toilet in effort to end the alarming shortage of the facility.

The school with over 1,428 pupils is still in dire need of 55 more toilets even after it received ten modern toilets constructed by the CRDB Bank under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.

Speaking at the event to hand over the toilets to Dodoma Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), Rehema Madenge on behalf of the regional commissioner, CRDB Bank Managing Director, Charles Kimei said the bank responded to the call for help to ease the shortage of the facility as was highlighted in the local media.

He said the bank spent over 15 million in constructing the ultra-modern five toilets for girls and five others for boys in a very short time.

“After seeing the dilapidated state of the school toilets as was portrayed in various pictures, the bank decided to come to the rescue of young Tanzanians” he said.

The MD said every year the bank spends over Sh 1 billion on Corporate Social Responsibility in health, education and environment sectors, adding that the donation to the school fitted in all the three categories.

Speaking at the event, Jacqueline Mwakalonge, the school head teacher said the school which was built in 1954 still needs 28 toilets for boys and 37 for girls, calling on other well wishers to chip in.

“CRDB Bank donation is a big step towards rescuing our pupils from diseases. We highly appreciate the help and also call on others to emulate them,” she said, adding that through own initiatives, the school is currently building eight latrines.

The Dodoma Regional Administrative Secretary, Rehema Madenge thanked CRDB Bank for the good effort to assist the needy children who several months ago were using poor facilities.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN