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Background and justification for the Proposed Project
The project seeks to increase safe water access and coverage by providing more rainwater catchment facilities, to improve sanitation by constructing and rehabilitating pit latrines, girls' washrooms and incinerators; and to improve hygiene by providing hand washing facilities and through sensitization and training. The project will also address the district and local structures capacity gaps in planning and implementing of WASH programs in schools.
These needs were identified through a needs assessment done by Rotarians from The Rotary Club of Kampala Ssese Island in 2014. It was established that although Kalangala district is entirely surrounded by Lake Victoria (with an area of 9,066.8Km2 with only 432.1Km2 (4.8%) land and the rest water), the problem of accessing clean water by schools is still alarming. Out of the 23 primary schools in the district, only two primary schools access clean water throughout the term, (from the district water system); which unfortunately is also irregular. The rest depend on unsafe water from wells or the lake, which unfortunately the fishing community has greatly abused. Most landing sites operate without latrines, making the water unsafe for domestic use. Our study observed that school children descend through rocks and forests, in some instances for upto 2km from school to fetch water. Besides losing school time, the children are often exposed to risks of accidents and rape. During the needs assessment, cases of children drowning in the lake while fetching water were also reported.
According to the Ministry of Education statistical abstract (2011), 73 children in Kalangala district share one latrine stance (1:73); while the government recommended ratio is 1:40 pupils. Moreover, the government policy requires that schools must have separate stances for girls, boys and teachers. Kalangala district has only one school out of the 23 primary schools with separate latrines for boys and girls. In one of the schools, we noted that a four stance latrine was being shared by the teachers and children. In Lwabaswa Primary school both boys and girls were using two stance temporary latrines. None of the schools visited had washrooms for use during menstruation. These factors affect enrolment, retention and completion especially of girls in upper primary.
Project Objectives
1. To improve access to safe water through providing rainwater catchment areas and repair the broken ones in schools; and protect the water points for the community.
2. To improve access to sanitary facilities in 26 school (23 primary 3 secondary)
3. To improve on the access to school hygiene.
4. To build the capacity of the district and the associative structures for sustainable Water and Sanitation programs.
Project Beneficiaries
1. School going children and youth in the 26 schools (23 primary and 3 secondary)
2. Communities surrounding schools
3. Teachers in Kalangala district
3. School Management Committees, PTAs, School children Clubs, GEM Chapter members
4. Kalangala District Local Government, particularly education and health departments.
5. Private service providers
Project Activities
A) Water, sanitation and Hygiene hardware facility development
1. Procurement and installation of 10,000-litre plastic tanks in 26 schools
2. Repair of tanks which are broken down and replace gutters and taps which are broken
3. Construction of appropriate pit latrines with urinals for boys and separate washrooms for girls
4. Construction of incinerators in 26 schools
5. Provision of hand washing facilities in 26 schools
6. Digging of garbage pits.
7. Provision of safe drinking water facilities
8. Establishment and equipping of separate girls changing rooms for menstrual hygiene management
9. Replacement of missing doors and repair broken ones on pit latrines
B) Behavioral change communication for improved WASH
1. Establishment of hygiene committees in schools and surrounding communities
2. Training of mentor teachers and school club leaders on hygiene management and monitoring.
3. Conducting hygiene promotional campaigns in schools and surrounding communities through MDD events and competitions led by children and parents.
4. Adaption and printing of IEC materials including posters as well as "talking" compounds
5. Support to community and school dialogues
6. Media campaigns for example district and national radio talk shows with spot messages and jingles on wash
7. Support to and participation in district and national level WASH events
C) Capacity Building for WASH stake holders(District and associative structures)
1. Conduction of district inception meeting for buy-in, alignment with DDP(District Development Plans) and role and responsibility allocation
2. Review of district capacity status and develop a joint capacity building plan
3. Implementation of the plan including trainings
4. Conduction of exposure visits for SMC, PTAs School clubs, Beach management committees and foundation bodies
Expected Results
1. Established hygiene committees in schools and surrounding communities
2. Trained mentor teachers and school club leaders who will manage and monitor hygiene in the schools and communities
3. The trained children and communities will become advocates of hygiene (i.e. hand washing and WASH) in general both at school and in the communities where they live
4. It will be time saving to women and children who mainly have to travel long distances to fetch water from far off wells
5. The communities will cut on health costs for diseases that are mainly an outcome of poor hygienic conditions
6. The women at home will find time to engage in economic activities that will help them improve the welfare of their families
7. There will be increased self-esteem
Project Approach
The main implementation approach will be installation of rainwater harvesting system on the roofs of the 26 schools in the Islands. And also install hand washing facilities at designated spots like the washroom areas and kitchen areas of the schools. Kalangala district health team and Kalangala planner will enable joint planning, close supervision of project activities and promote transparency and accountability. The project will adopt the 360 degrees' approach of delivery at School, community and national level. At household level, the District Education Officer will be used to promote adoption of the highly impactful hygiene levels as well as educate the communities on impact levels. At the community level, parents and community leaders will be mobilised for social accountability in regard to access to access to clean water and impact of hand washing facilities.
Budget Estimates
Hardware Facility Installations US$ 67,130
Behavioral change communication US$ 68,273
Capacity Building US$ 60,630
Monitoring and Supervision US$ 5,159
Program Support US$72,000
Administration Costs US$ 18,707
Capital costs US$ 4,712
Total US$296,071
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