| Title | Impact and cost effectiveness : why invest in school water, sanitation and hygiene? |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University -Atlanta, GA, US. |
| Pagination | 1 p.; 1 photograph |
| Date Published | 2011-04-01 |
| Publisher | CARE Kenya |
| Place Published | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Keywords | gender, kenya, safe water supply, schools, sdihyg, water costs |
| Abstract | In 2006, the Government of Kenya, CARE, Emory University and Water.org entered a five-year partnership to evaluate the impacts of improved school WASH and try to understand what makes for successful school WASH programs. The partnership used a randomized, controlled trial in 185 primary schools in western Kenya.The reduction in girls’ absenteeism is striking and suggests that school WASH is a potential pathway for addressing gender inequity. [authors abstract] This is a one-page summary. This is a SWASH+ -output. |
| Custom 1 | 202.1, 302.1 |
