Students & Teachers of Trinity Methodist Primary School Benefit from Rehabilitated Bathroom Facilities.
The rehabilitation of the boys, girls and teachers bathroom facilities was funded by the Government of Belize at a cost of $$59,544.50 under the Commonwealth Development Initiative (CDI).
This means that students, teachers, and school administrators will now have access to improved hygiene and sanitary bathroom facilities with basic amenities. The school project entailed the upgrading of two bathroom facilities – student bathrooms are equipped with toilet, hand-washing, and shower facilities for males and females measuring approximately 25 feet x 12 feet each; and a staff bathroom located on the ground floor containing a single unit.
In recognition of ensuring a healthy school environment a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program coupled by a bathroom maintenance program is being facilitated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports to ensure optimal hygiene and sustainability needs of the school.
A notable feature of the project is that the school, designated as a hurricane shelter by the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will now be equipped with improved sanitary facilities.
The completion of this school project also demonstrates, and underscores, Belize’s commitment to fulfilling the United Nations Millennium Development Goal No. 2 that aims to “Achieve Universal Primary Education” and Target No. 5; which is to ensure that boys and girls of school age will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
The Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the school community implemented the school project as part of its mandate to work in line with the Government’s strategy in addressing the basic needs of Belizeans in the area of primary education. BSIF is an implementing agency of the Government of Belize.
Inauguration of the bathroom facilities will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday 23 June at Trinity Methodist Primary School, Belize City.
About Trinity Methodist Primary School (TMPS) is a public school with a current student population close to 200. It originated with 36 students and 6 teachers in 1989; and is operated under the Methodist School Management.
