Charity Chanda Lumpa Foundation rehabilitates Katondo Street LCC Library ablution block
Lusaka City Council (LCC) Public Health Director Mr. Victor Kagoli (second left);Clean Cities Initiative Zambia (CCI) Project Lead – Country Coordinator, Watts Mwila Elliot (second right) with Ms. Charity Chanda Lumpa (right).
By Derrick Sinjela, Kwilanzi News Zambia
Charity Chanda Lumpa Foundation (CCLF) handed over the rehabilitated Katondo Library Ablution Block.
Speaking during the handover ceremony in Lusaka on Saturday , 21st March 2026.
Lusaka City Council (LCC) Public Health Director, (PHD) Victor Kagoli described the project as key in Combating diseases spread through less-user friendly public toilets and open defecation.
And CCLF Founder, Charity Chanda Lumpa reiterated that a clean, safe, and functional public toilet is a powerful vindicator of a powerful society.
Meanwhile, Clean Cities Initiative Zambia (CCI) Project Lead – Country Coordinator, Watts Mwila Elliot appreciated CCLF sponsorship as a breath of fresh air, on account that public sanitation facilities beyond Lusaka, have faced significant neglect due to limited income which ultimately affected maintenance.
Mr. Kagoli is delighted the rehabilitated sanitation facility will ease access to the bathroom for marketeers, commuters, and the general public in the Central Business District (CBD).
“This is a great barrier to communicable diseases, even this time when we are in the rainy season,” he said. He cautioned the Lusaka City Council Union, managing the facility, not to take advantage of the resources collected, use it for a meaningful purpose,” prayed an appreciative Kagoli.
Ms. Lumpa is elated that a society that values human dignity always protects and guarantees access to public health.
“When sanitation falls, it affects everything: our health, our productivity, and us all. This is the first phase, and three more LCC toilets will be rehabilitated, at Findeco House, Cairo Road Post Office and Intercity Bus Terminal in the second phase. Clean cities are not created by councils alone, but sustained by collective efforts, and this facility will only remain clean if it’s respected,” noted Ms. Lumpa.
Mr. Elliot pegged the whole project cost at K350, 000 pointing out that Phase One rehabilitation of the facility at Katondo Library, including repair and restoration, basic sanitation upgrades, improved hygiene standards, and enhancing access for the public cost K65, 000.
“As we hand over this facility today, we are not just handing over a structure — we are handing over a shared responsibility. Let this be the beginning of a new standard for sanitation in Lusaka,” explained Elliot. –
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