Children spend a lot of time in school. We can help ensure that while they’re there, they can safely drink water, wash their hands, and have comfortable, clean sanitation facilities. Children who learn good habits at school take the knowledge home, so our investments have an impact on the broader community. Learn how your club can get involved in WASH-in-Schools initiatives by working with schools, governments, NGOs, and partner clubs, and hear suggestions for improving community engagement. Moderator: Val Johnson, Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group Board Member, Rotary Club of New Brighton/Mounds View, Minnesota, USA

1. 2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Welcome!
WASH-in-Schools 101

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
Goals of the Presentation

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
• Why WASH-in-Schools?
Goals of the Presentation

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
• Why WASH-in-Schools?
• Rotary and WASRAG and WASH-in-Schools
Goals of the Presentation

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
• Why WASH-in-Schools?
• Rotary and WASRAG and WASH-in-Schools
• Wash-in-Schools Essentials
Goals of the Presentation

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
• Why WASH-in-Schools?
• Rotary and WASRAG and WASH-in-Schools
• Wash-in-Schools Essentials
• Real World Project Models
– H2O for Life/P&G/Africare/Rotary Club
– Splash in Ethiopia/Rotary Club
Goals of the Presentation

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• What is the water and sanitation crisis?
• Why WASH-in-Schools?
• Rotary and WASRAG and WASH-in-Schools
• Wash-in-Schools Essentials
• Real World Project Models
– Africare/P&G/H2O for Life/Rotary Club
– Splash in Ethiopia/Rotary Club
• Next Steps—Action!
Goals of the Presentation

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WASH
WAter
Sanitation
Hygiene Education
Terms

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NGO
Non-Governmental
Organization
Terms

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WASRAG
Water
And
Sanitation
Rotarian
Action
Group
Terms

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Improved Water
• An improved drinking water source is one that
by the nature of its construction adequately
protects the source from outside
contamination, in particular from fecal matter.
• Located within a 15 minute walk-there and
back.
• Sustainable
• Available all year or with an alternate plan.
Terms

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Improved Sanitation
• An improved sanitation facility is one that
hygienically separates human excreta from
human contact.
• Separate boys/girls/teacher facilities.
• Meets, at minimum, the government
standards for quantity per student and type.
• Considers changing rooms for menstrual
health management and disabled students.

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Hygiene Education
• Built into the curriculum
• Train the Trainer approach
• Supervised Hand Washing
• Includes Menstrual Health Management
• Establishing Health Clubs, Parent Action
Groups, Setting the Example
Terms

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Menstrual Health
Management (MHM)
• Girls miss 45 days of school per year while
menstruating.
• Include a separate changing room
• Supplies
• Cleansing
• Boys learning
Terms

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Where are the Headlines?
783 Million People
(11% of the world population)
are still without access to
improved water.
• The Global Water Crisis

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Where are the Headlines?
2.5 Billion People
(33% of the world population)
lack access to
improved sanitation.
• The Global Water Crisis

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Where are the Headlines?
1.1 Billion People
(15% of the global population)
practice open defecation. (OD)
• The Global Water Crisis

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Where are the Headlines?
272 million school days are
lost each year due to WASH
related issues

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Where are the Headlines?
760,000 children, most under
the age of 5, die each year
due to diarrhea.

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Why WASH-in-Schools?
46% of the schools in
developing nations
do not have access to
improved water
or improved sanitation.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s a Gender Issue
Girls literally carry of the
burden of collecting water.
As a result, they are not in
school.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s a Gender Issue
Without access to a proper
latrine, girls do not attend
school during their menstrual
cycle.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s a Health Issue
Water borne diseases cause
children to be sick resulting in
high absentee rates.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s a Health Issue
Water borne diseases,
especially helminth (worm)
infections impair physical
development and reduce
cognitive development.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s a Hunger Issue
The consumption of unsafe
water causes diarrhea.
Nutrients are not absorbed by
the body causing further
issues of hunger and
malnutrition
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s an Education/Literacy
Issue
Water borne diseases cause
children to be sick resulting in
high absentee rates.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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It’s an Economic Issue
Girls spend up to 60% of their
day fetching water.
Every additional year of
school = 5% additional
income.
• Why WASH-in-Schools?

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• The Global Water Crisis
Michael Komape