9. The Problems
•Inaccessible sanitary toilets
•Lack of health education
•Lack of sewer system
•Lack of toilets in village schools
•Lack of toilets in poor households
•Young girls leave school due to lack of
toilets
10. Toilet Blocks: Girls School
Purpose
1. Improve attendance and retention of girls in
the school in the poorest communities
2. Reduce the spread of infection
3. Engage staff, parents, and students in
learning and practicing good personal
hygiene
11. Building of Toilet: Structure
• Each toilet block:
• 2 sifts, 5 cubicles in each toilet (doors for privacy)
• Handwashing station with 5 taps
• Size: 4.5 feet x 3.5 feet x 8 feet
• Floor and walls: ceramic tiles
• Roof: 1000L water tank
• Staff: separate toilets for M/F
• Well to supply water far away from toilets
17. Toilet Blocks: Cost
• Total cost: $70,500 (each block: $6500)
• 10 blocks for gender specific/co-ed schools
• 10 blocks at $6500 + incidentals $5500 = $65,000 + $5500 =
$70,500
• 500-1000 girls at each school; total of 7500 girls
helped
• Health education included:
• hand washing, sanitation, menstrual management
18. Toilet Blocks:
Contributions to Date
•District 6820: $20,000
•District 3011: DDF of $10,000
•District 5170: Cash donation of $7000
•Total US dollars: $37,000
•TRF Match: $33,500
•Total contributions: $70,500
19. Toilets: Individual Homes
Funding
•Total cost: $75,000
•Each toilet: $250; 250 homes in project
•Project includes educating children in
cleanliness, hand washing, and hygiene
•Home selection: girl child
