Title | Sustaining school handwashing and water treatment : lessons learned and to be learned |
Publication Type | Progress Report |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Emory University, Kisumu, GLakes Univ, Kenya, CARE |
Pagination | 15 p.; 4 tab. |
Date Published | 05/2008 |
Publisher | CARE Kenya |
Place Published | Nairobi, Kenya |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | hand washing, kenya nyanza, safe water supply, schools, sustainability |
Abstract | In 2005, CARE implemented the Safe Water System in 60 schools in rural Nyanza province. The intervention included safe storage and treatment of drinking water, facilities and promotion for handwashing with soap, and the formation of school health clubs to promote message transfer to other children and communities. An evaluation was conducted in 2006 to estimate benefits and determine whether the intervention was still in place. That evaluation identified several potential threats to sustainability including: movement of teachers, availability of inputs and affordability of water treatment and soap. The ongoing five year Sustaining and Scaling School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Plus Community Impact (SWASH+) project incorporated the CARE SWS intervention as its “Base Package”. The relatively low cost, simple technology and proven benefits made it a promising scalable school-based WASH intervention. Other components such as sanitation improvements and water supply pose added costs and challenges to schools. [authors abstract] This is a SWASH+ -output. |
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