WASH in Schools
According to UNICEF, WASH education in schools provides safe drinking water, improves sanitation facilities, and promotes lifelong health. WASH in schools enhances the wellbeing of children and their families and paves the way for new generations of healthy children. Resources available in this sub-theme include WASH education materials and case studies on WASH in schools projects, as well as other resources that support the provision of WASH education and infrastructure in schools.
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WASH in Schools Resources
Ghana Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project - Success Story - Improving Youth Hygiene, With Comic Books for Students, By Students
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January 1, 2012U.S. Agency for International Development
For young students, learning lessons on hygiene and sanitation is now as easy as reading a comic book. The USAID-supported Ghana WASH Project is using a new approach - an educational comic book - to share sanitation and hygiene messaging with youth, and the storyline is informed by students'...Read more
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GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaWho Will Go for the Ball? A WASH Education Comic Book
Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This behavior change communications tool was designed by teenagers in Ghana to get their peers to think about WASH in their daily lives.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaMy Health, My Wealth: The WASH Funtivity Book
Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This behavior change communications tool, designed for children 6-12 years of age, is full of fun activities to get kids thinking about proper sanitation and hygiene practices.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study on WASH in Schools in Ethiopia
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March 1, 2014World Vision
This case study from World Vision's WASH project illustrates how WASH has improved school attendance in one community.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study on Health Clubs in Kenya
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March 1, 2014World Vision
This case study from WV Kenya highlights the impact of a school health and hygiene club in Kenya.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study: Student Engagement in Zambia
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March 1, 2014World Vision
The Zambia WASH Program is conducting a quiz competition in Kapululwe ADP to encourage students to learn about WASH and to practice good hygiene skills.Read more
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ZambiaHow and When to Wash Your Hands
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
This poster can be used to help educate people about how and when to wash hands.Read more
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GlobalMenstrual hygiene matters: An essential resource for improving menstrual hygiene for women and girls
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June 7, 2016WaterAid
This educational and empowering resource tackles without shame or recourse to euphemism an issue that is a major stumbling block for the realisation not only of the rights to water and sanitation of girls and women, but for ensuring gender equality. Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of...Read more
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