Resources :: IRC

Freeman, M.C. et al., 2012. Assessing the impact of a school-based water treatment, hygiene and sanitation programme on pupil absence in Nyanza Province, Kenya : a cluster-rand.. , pp.p. 380 - 391; 4 fig.; 5 tab. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Freeman-2011-Assessing.pdf.

Published on: 09/01/2012

There has been increased attention to access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) at schools in developing countries, but a dearth of empirical...

Greene, L.E. et al., 2012. Impact of a school-based hygiene promotion and sanitation intervention on pupil hand contamination in Western Kenya : a cluster randomized trial. , pp.p. 385 - 393; 3 tab.; 3 fig. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Greene-2012-Impact.pdf.

Published on: 13/09/2012

Handwashing with soap effectively reduces exposure to diarrhea-causing pathogens. Interventions to improve hygiene and sanitation conditions in sc...

Freeman, M.C. et al.,0 School WASH and diarrheal disease : can improving school-based WASH conditions reduce diarrheal disease among students?, Nairobi, Kenya: CARE Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/freeman-2012-school_wash.pdf.

Published on: 09/08/2012

Nearly 1.3 million children under age five die each year from diarrheal diseases due to unsafe drinking water. Although there are numerous studies...

Gallo, K. et al., 2012. Understanding the recurring costs for maintaining a school WASH program : financial management of school WASH programs (summary of : An evaluation o.., Nairobi, Kenya: SWASH+ Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Gallo-2012-Understanding.pdf.

Published on: 26/06/2012

Two-page summary based on SWASH+ project report 'An Evaluation of the Financial Management of WASH Programs in SWASH+ Primary Schools’ (2012). The...

Freeman, M.C. et al., 2012. The impact of school WASH in absenteeism : can a school-based water treatment, hygiene and sanitation program influence pupil absenteeism?, Nairobi, Kenya: CARE Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Freeman-2012-Impact.pdf.

Published on: 31/07/2012

Those that received Water Treatment and Hygiene Promotion showed a 58% reduction in the odds of 2-week absence or an average reduction of six days...

Keene, B. et al., 2012. Governance of water, sanitation and hygiene in schools, Nairobi, Kenya: SWASH+ Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Keene-2012-Governance.pdf.

Published on: 13/08/2012

This brief presents an assessment of evidence on the governance of school water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as well as experiences from a...

Gallo, K. et al., 2012. An evaluation of the financial management of WASH programs in SWASH-plus primary schools, Nairobi, Kenya: SWASH+ Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Gallo-2012-Evaluation.pdf.

Published on: 26/06/2012

The ongoing costs of supporting water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in primary schools are not well understood. The Kenyan government...

Wright, M., Saboori, S. & Keene, B., 2011. School water, sanitation and hygiene: myths proved and disproved [a powerpoint presentation], New York, NY, USA: CARE International. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wright-2011-school.ppt.

Published on: 11/04/2012

A powerpoint presentation on school water, sanitation and hygiene in Nyanza Province, Kenya. This is a SWASH+ -output.

Greene, L.E. et al., 2011. Student hand contamination : can school WASH improvements have unintended consequences?, Nairobi, Kenya: CARE Kenya. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Greene-2011-Student.pdf.

Published on: 30/07/2012

This is a one-page summary

Saboori, S., Mwaki, A. & Rheingans, R.D., 2010. Is soapy water a viable solution for handwashing in schools?. , pp.p. 329-336 : 2 fig., 1 tab. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Saboori-2010-Is.pdf.

Published on: 14/12/2010

Despite the known health benefi ts of washing hands with soap, global handwashing rates are low. In Nyanza Province, Kenya, a follow-up of 55 pilot...

Freeman, M.C. et al.,0 Assessing the sustainability & effectiveness of school WASH projects : a toolkit, Atlanta, GA, USA: Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Freeman-2010-Assessing.doc.

Published on: 25/01/2011

This toolkit is meant to strengthen sector-wide monitoring and evaluation of school WASH programs in order to improve programmatic effectiveness...

Saboori, S. et al.,0 Sustaining school hand washing and water treatment programmes : lessons learned and to be learned. , pp.P. 298 - 311; 4 tab. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Saboori-2011-Sustaining.pdf.

Published on: 16/12/2011

In Nyanza Province, Kenya, a sustainability evaluation of 55 pilot primary schools 2.5 years after the implementation of the Safe Water System (SWS...