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School Sanitation & Hygiene Program

School Sanitation & Hygiene Program
Location: Trichrirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Category: Health
Published: 03 March 2008
Progress:
35% funded
   
Rating:
23 Ratings
Poor sanitation in schools have multiple ill effects: poor health, low school enrollment, absenteeism, poor classroom performance and early school dropout specially among girls. This project is aimed at inculcating good hygiene practices among children and to provide them with adequate sanitary facilities for conducive learning environment and to practice proper hygiene behavior. Due to absence of sanitary facilities in the villages and schools there are high incidence of water and sanitation related diseases specially among children. Furthermore open defecation is leading to contamination of the river Cauvery on the banks of which the villages are situated. Through the school sanitation program we aim to make children the change agents and to help children imbibe healthy and hygienic behavior . WTO is addressing community sanitation through a separate sustainable sanitation program
The key features of the school sanitation project are:
Hygiene Education
Formation of School Health Committees
Health Camps
Hygiene Kit
Train the Trainers
Construction of 2 new toilet blocks
Repair and retrofitting in 5 school toilets
Sanitary Napkin Incinerator for Adolescent girls in schools

The project will be implemented in partnership with our on ground member organization who has developed expertise in urine diversification toilets, an ecological sanitation technology. Ecosan is a holistic concept to prevent contamination and pollution of water and to re utilize the excreta into fertilizers and nutrients

  • 5 school toilets repair and maintenance

    One for 325 Euro. • Still needed: 970 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    Toilet repair and maintenance activities will be carried out in 5 schools where toilets are not child friendly, poorly maintained and therefore under utilized

  • 750 Hygiene Kits

    One for 1.63 Euro. • Still needed: 1220 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    Hygiene Kits to 750 children will be distributed who would be responsible for reinforcing proper hygiene practices taught to the school children. The kit will enable the school children to practice good hygiene behavior

  • 13 Schools Resource Material on Hygiene Education

    One for 37.69 Euro. • Still needed: 490 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    Essential for conducting hygiene education program among school children. It would include information, education and communication campaign material

  • 750 school children Train the Trainer

    Not yet activated
    One for 1.63 Euro. • Still needed: 1225 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    Train the trainer is an important aspect for the sustainability and the continuity of the program after the project exit. 750 children will be trained to continue training new batch of children and to reinforce the learning

  • 2 Health Educators Honorarium for 2 years

    Not yet activated
    One for 1375 Euro. • Still needed: 2750 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    Health Educators essential part of the program as they would conduct hygiene education, train and trainers and follow-up on the learning and practices for 13 schools for 2 years

  • 13 Health Camps

    Not yet activated
    One for 37.69 Euro. • Still needed: 490 Euro • Published 03 March 2008
    As part of the school hygiene program, health camps will be conducted in 13 schools which would include film shows, competitions, skits and other extra curricular activities to promote hygiene practices among children