A Kano based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), has constructed about 40 modern toilets in schools and primary health care facilities across the state.

Disclosing this on the occasion of commissioning the toilets as part of activities to mark the International Women Day at Gabasawa Local Government of Kano state, the Director of WOFAN, Hajiya Salamatu Garba, said the gesture was to ensure good environment of the schools and the health centers.

She said WOFAN has earlier on constructed and commissioned about 96 toilets in 23 schools in 6 local government areas of the state with additional 42 boreholes, all to ensure adequate provision of potable water and creating a healthy environment.

Salamatu noted that many a times, children were being hit by vehicles while crossing the roads in search of water or toilet.

"it was an unfortunate situation that our children were being hit by vehicles in their search for toilet or water because the schools are built without toilet facility or on accessing portable water. This situation made us think of a way of alleviating some of these problems through the construction of these facilities" she said.

In her speech, the wife of the state governor, Hajiya Amina Shekarau who doubled as ambassador for Gender and Water Alliance said they have decided to celebrate the International Women's Day in Kano to impact directly on the lives of women and children.

"it was because of this that we decided to give the theme for this year's event as women and men united to provide adequate water and ensure good and healthy environment in the rural areas."

She noted that it was only through good environment and adequate drinking water that spread of diseases could be curtailed in the society.

Amina said her office in collaboration with WOFAN will partner local governments in the state to ensure the provision of adequate and potable water, as well as ensure a clean environment.

The international women's day is an occasion to review how far women have come in their struggle for equality, peace and development.

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