"BEING FRIENDLY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT"

water, sanitation and hygiene in schools

Children who learn about safe water, sanitation and hygiene habits at school can reinforce positive life-long behaviours in their homes and their communities.

Basic drinking water services means water from an improved source (piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs and packaged or delivered water), and water is available at the school .

Basic sanitation service means improved sanitation (flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs), at the school that are single-sex and usable (available, functional, private)

Basic hygiene service means handwashing facilities with water and soap available at the school .

The School Sanitation and Hygiene Education Programme (SSHE) because of its potential to impact the health of children promote generational change and serve as an entry point for improving sanitation and hygiene within the family and community, has been accorded top priority under Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC). The SSHE programme gives special thrust by following the proven route of teacher-children-family-community where child is a change-agent playing an effective role on sustained basis to spread the message of improved sanitary and healthy practices.

school toilets, safe drinking water, clean surroundings and basic information on hygiene improves the learning abilities of children, improves health, and improves attendance, especially of the girl child, with far reaching consequence on the health of the community. The combination of adequate facilities, correct behavioral practices and education is meant to have a positive impact on the health and hygiene conditions of the community as a whole.