Rotary India WASH in Schools Program

Rotary India WinS(WASH in Schools)

WinS WorkshopRI Districts 3011 & 3012

22nd July,, 2015

SWACHH BHARAT

SWACHH VIDYALAYA

CHENNAI DECLARATION • To participate in

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

• To undertake WASH program in 10000 government schools pan India annually for a period of two years.

• To collaborate with UNICEF for technical support

Understanding with HRD Ministry

• 10,000 government schools pan India for O&M and BCC

• Name of school with location and U DISE code to be submitted to Rotary india WinS Committee by clubs to its District WinS Coordinator.

• District to furnish the list of schools with UDISE code in the batch of 100 schools.

• Both in urban and rural areas

• Any primary/upper primary, secondary school

Technical Partnership

MOU on 25th May, 2015

What is WinS (WASH in Schools)

• WATER

• HYGIENE

• SANITATION

Five Key Benefits of WASH in Schools

1. Healthy & protective school environment minimizing risk of disease, abuse & exclusion.

3. Investment in the health and well-being of future generations.

4. Promotes gender equity leading to higher girls’ school attendance & retention.

2. Brings pride and commitment among children by enabling them to become agents of change

5. Discourages habit of defecation in open

61 million stunted children

595 million people

defecate in the open

6 million children out of

school

1.4 million children

die before they turn

five

India’s global footprint

28% of all neonatal deaths

22% of U5 deaths and 20% of maternal deaths

60% of open defecation

40% of all child marriages

33% of world’s stunted children

Some statistics

Impact of Handwashing on diarrhoea

Impact of Handwashing on diarrhoea

The ‘f’ diagram

Status of WASH facilities in Schools

• Only 95% schools have drinking water facilities

• Only 51% of the schools have a designated handwashing space.

• Only 12% of schools have soap/detergent available at the handwashing space.

• 49% of the students wash their hands using only water.

• 32% of the children wash hands with soap before eating.

• There are over 4,00,000 schools either without toilets or dysfunctional toilets

The Seven Essential Elements of WinS

1. Water

2. Sanitation

3. Daily Group Handwashing with soap

4. Operation & Maintenance

5. Menstrual Hygiene

6. Behavior Changes Activities

7. Capacity Building

The Three Star Approach for

WASH in Schools

Simple • Scalable • Sustainable

• Children have access to safe drinking water at school.

• Low-cost water treatment is demonstrated to the community.

• Low-cost point-of-use water treatment facilities

Two Star SchoolINTERVENTIONS RESULTS

• Group hand-washing stations

• Hand-washing stations are demonstrated to the community.

• Hygiene education stressed

• Children learn to wash their hands with soap at both critical times

• Additional toilets are available at school for boys and girls

Additional and/or improved toilets, facilities where needed

INTERVENTIONSINTERVENTIONS RESULTS

Two Star School

• Girls are further encouraged to attend classes.

Menstrual hygiene management facilities

Menstrual hygiene education

• Girls gain knowledge and support on menstrual hygiene management.

BASELINE SURVEY FORMAT

School name: ……………………………… U-DISE code: …...………(Unified District Information System for Education) Block Name: ………………… Class ……….……… to .…….…….Head Teacher: …………………… Contact no.: ………………………Cluster resource center: ……… District: ……………………………State: ……………

• SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION

• SECTION B: WATER

• SECTION E: BUDGET

• SECTION D: HYGIENE AND HANDWASHING

• SECTION C: TOILETS

WASH in Schools: MONITORING APP

Monitors good WASH practices on a regular basis. The application uses two simple and key indicators to assess:

1. Cleanliness of toilets 2. Handwashing practices

Funding

• Fundraising at the club level

• District and Global Grants

• Term Gifts

• Corporates

• MP & MLA Funds

• Club Service Trust

A Clean & Healthy School: A Cycle of Opportunities

Improved Hygiene

Improved Health &

Less Disease

Improved Attendance

&

Decreased Drop-out-

Rate

Better Student

Performance

Economic Growth

thank you!

Rtn. Ramesh Aggarwal Member Secretary & Coordinator (North) Rotary WinS Committee Member RI PRIP Tanaka’s Endowed Peace Fellowship Committee Assistant Public Image Coordinator, Zones 4 & 6A National Committee Member, Happy Schools, RILM District Trainer, RI District 3012( 2015-16) District Governor RID 3010 (2012-13)