A partnership between UN-HABITAT and the Government of Italy will provide clean water and better sanitation facilities to over 15,000 pupils in Kenya through the construction of rainwater harvesting tanks and latrines and by supporting the creation of School Health Clubs.

Promotion of proper use and maintenance of the installed facilities will be emphasized using hygiene messages through loudspeakers placed strategically within the school compounds. Fliers, the use of talking walls, and social marketing techniques and sanitation campaigns by Village Resource Persons and School Health Clubs will be used to promote sanitation in the communities around the schools. An area based sanitation working group will be introduced to scale up sanitation coverage in the target communities.

The provincial administration will provide all the administrative support and coordination between all relevant ministries, as well as providing assistance in the monitoring and evaluation of the project at local level.

The US$ 300,000 (EUR 219,552) project is being implemented by Kenyan NGO Sustainable Aid in Africa (SANA).

Related web site: WASH in Schools; SANA
Source: UN-HABITAT, 02 Feb 2010