Washing hands only with water and washing with soap are not the same. According to JMP WHO/UNICEF, only 2 per cent of Basotho have access to basic washing hands facilities. I urge the Government of Lesotho to include hygiene and menstrual hygiene management as part of its national policy. In specific institutions where access to water supply and usable toilets are adequate, many facilities lacked hygienic products. When I visited the Lesotho Correctional Service, I was surprised at the facilities, with stainless steel toilet seats and sinks with available water, both in the single and communal cells, which is highly commendable. The Female Correctional Services that I visited has not yet been refurbished with upcoming plans for renovation, which I hope will occur soon.
In several villages I visited, I saw elderly people that had difficulties to move, some were either nearly blind or deaf. Also, orphans and people in poverty have economic limitation to access water and sanitation. While some older persons can tap into their pension to hire and pay someone to collect water for them, orphans have limited economic means. I saw several VIP latrines throughout my travel in Lesotho. I saw the ventilation pipe in black or white, and the structure made with bricks, metal or stones.
However, as there is an unclear attribution of roles between the Department of Rural Water Supply of the Ministry of Water and the Ministry of Education on the specific responsibility for water supply and sanitation to rural schools, there seems to be a void space that results in poor coverage of services for those schools. I recommend that the Department of Rural Water Supply, together with the Ministry of Education, prioritise the provision of water and toilets to all existing schools and those established in the future. 3) Sanitation is lagging behind When I asked residents: “which is direr? ” Some said ‘water’ and others said ‘sanitation’.
Indeed, Lesotho’s Human Development Index is estimated at 0. 520 for 2017, which falls under the low human development category, positioning it at 159 out of 189 countries. 1 The fictional character, Palesa’s mother, represents 25 per cent of Basotho who are living with HIV in Lesotho. In 2017, with a national HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 25 per cent among adult men and women between the ages 15 to 49, the country ranked second in the world in terms of prevalence.
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One vendor that I interviewed said that he pays 2 Rands each time he uses the toilet in Shoprite. Street vendors rely on nearby public taps or make special arrangements with government facilities for water supply. Others bring water from home to sustain the day. When I asked other residents about the situation of water and toilets from the perspective of those vendors, they confided that it was a question that has never occurred to them. The reactions of those people I spoke to are not surprising as many of us do not think in the shoes of those whose workplace is the streets.
LesothoLesotho As the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, I address you today at the conclusion of my official visit to Lesotho, which I undertook at the invitation of the Government from 4 to 15 February 2019. Firstly, I would like to thank the Government of Lesotho for the invitation and particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the organization of the visit. During the visit, I met government representatives at the central and district levels, international funders, and the civil society. I visited villages, towns, schools, health clinics, a church, and correctional services in 6 districts out of 10 (districts of Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale’s Hoek, Mokhotlong, Thaba-Tseka, and Quthing).
However, I did not come across any VIP latrines designed for persons with disabilities, which requires specific design and specifications. About 2. 6 per cent of the Basotho population was reported as having one form of disability, with the most prevalent type being partial blindness (0. 5 per cent of all disabled persons) followed by other disabilities such as paralysed limb, amputation of foot or leg. 11 Another category of people that are left behind is gender non-conforming persons. In general, my impression is that the Basotho society views variance in sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as a non-existent issue and perhaps against Basotho culture.
I believe that the issue of gender should be on the table. It would be running away from reality if we do not discuss those issues. I would like to respectfully suggest that Lesotho start the discussion on the issue of gender non-conforming people, particularly their access to toilets in schools and in public spaces. 3) Leaving no one behind II: public space During my trips to the highlands and the south, I passed through several business centres of towns where I saw numerous street vendors with makeshift shacks. I also saw many informal vendors who were selling fruits in a plastic bag on the road.
This enabler would provide to Palesa and all the Basotho people more years of school attendance, better health, more work opportunities and, most important, autonomy and emancipation. The access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a fundamental precondition for the enjoyment of several human rights, including the rights to food, education, housing, health, life, and work and it is also a crucial element to ensure gender equality and to eradicate discrimination and poverty.
One lady told me “it is painful to see water there (pointing at the reservoir) and not here (pointing at the village)”. It is like they were seeing their water, untouchable by them, reserved to be delivered to South Africa while they were thirsty. Furthermore, Katse village has an abundant supply of potable running water in the high school, health clinic and other public services, which are facilities implemented by the Project.
I would like to stress that people who are non-conforming in terms of sexual orientation and gender are entitled to the same rights as any other Basotho. Particularly, transgender persons should be respected with the same dignity and privacy and targeted measures should be taken to ensure their choice on the use of public toilets, without risks of being mocked or harassed, let alone be free from any assaults.
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2) Leaving no one behind I: persons with disabilities, older persons, orphans, gender non-conforming persons I would like to highlight that there are still many Basotho that are left behind in terms of access to water and sanitation. For persons with physical disabilities and older persons, even if there is a water source nearby, they are not able to walk the distance, particularly in the steep rocky paths in the highlands, to fetch water and carry heavy buckets of water. Further, with a physical limitation, they are not able to operate facilities such as handpumps to draw water.
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