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PACT TRAINS A HUNDRED NATURAL LEADERS IN TOILET SANITATION

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In a bid to foster proper health care in their communities, Partners for Community Transformation (PACT), one of UNICEF’S implementing partners have trained a total of one hundred natural leaders in toilet sanitation. One of the participants from Kayessie Community Francis K. Sesay described the training as very educative. “We now understand that to toilet in the bush is not good because that causes sickness. With or without government’s support, we should dig toilets for ourselves,” he said The training opened post triggering workshop took place at Safroko Limba and Makari Gbanti Chiefdom Bombali and Tonkolili Districts respectively. The hundred leaders were taken from various communities in those chiefdoms. PACT acting Coordinator Mrs. Mabinty Samura said the organization was set up to help the country and its people because the government cannot do every thing for them. She said the Non-Governmental Organization which is based in Makeni, started in 2007. “From the words ‘