WASH in schools

Financing methods for annual recurrent costs

Life-cycle cost analysis for Splash school interventions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Update 2021

Situation analysis study on menstrual health and hygiene management (MHM) in Uganda

Published on: 26/05/2021

developing a National Menstrual Hygiene Management Strategic Plan. As part of the plan development processes, a situational analysis was carried out... Read more...

WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

Published on: 18/01/2021

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water... Read more...

Water, sanitation and hygiene in schools : a journey towards Swachh Odisha

Published on: 14/12/2020

A guide for implementing WASH in schools initiatives, based on a compilation of best practices in WASH from 15 prize winning schools in Odisha state... Read more...

Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

Published on: 01/09/2020

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve... Read more...

Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B, being interviewed

Water vital for education says head teacher

Published on: 28/05/2020

Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B, being interviewed in front of water tower that serves schools in the town His school with 186 pupils is one of three that shared a single... Read more...

WASH system building block assessment tool

Published on: 16/03/2020

An Excel tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: both in general and for a specific service... Read more...

A deep dive into WASH in health care facilities and schools

Published on: 28/11/2019

This #GivingTuesday we give more information on the global status, what IRC does and could do. Read more...

School WASH in Addis Ababa : landscaping study report

Published on: 15/11/2018

More funding, standardisation of infrastructure designs and requirements, better sector coordination and better knowledge and resources sharing would... Read more...

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools [podcast]

Published on: 25/10/2018

WASH Talk podcast on the creative solutions, which Dutch NGOs Simavi and Aqua for All are using in Africa. Read more...

Provision of menstrual hygiene management facilities for girls and female teachers in primary and secondary schools in Uganda : study on implementation of the Ministry of Education and Sports circular

Published on: 09/10/2018

Follow-up study to assess if the Ugandan Ministry of Education circular on MHM is implemented. Read more...

Marielle Snel presenting about WASH away from home at UNC 2016

Finding my inner child and excitement in something new

Published on: 28/11/2016

My “little kid” excitement was sparked, when I participated in a session on WASH away from home. Read more...

Guide for formation & strengthening of school health clubs

Children as effective change agents : the case of school health clubs in the promotion of urban sanitation and hygiene : paper presented at the East Africa practioners workshop on pro-poor urban sanitation and hygiene, Laico Umbano Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda,

Concept paper : school sanitation and hygiene education: a background paper

Life skills-based hygiene education : a guidance document on concepts, development and experiences with life skills-based hygiene education in school sanitation and hygiene education programmes.

Expenditure tracking report of Negelle Arsi and Shashamane woredas of West Arsi zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia (July 2019 – June 2022)

Published on: 13/12/2022

Required, budgeted, and actual WASH expenditure from taxes, transfers, and tariffs for new infrastructure, major maintenance, and indirect support. Read more...