Impact and sustainability of WASH in schools research

A study on the impact and sustainability of WASH in schools in Kenya and Kerala, 2006-2007, supported by UNICEF and carried out by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, NETWAS Network for Water and Sanitation, Nairobi, Kenya, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

This comparative study focused on the following variables, among others:
1. facilities: continuing operation, facility use and maintenance,
2. hygiene behaviours of children in school and at home; and, possibly, hygiene behaviours of children who have been in the programme but have since departed from the school
3. school-to-home links, information known by parents (disaggregated by gender of parent and child) and any changes in home as result of the programme
4. attendance/enrolment, particularly among girls
5. evidence of impact at intermediate level of school, county/district educational management
6. evidence of impact of SSHE on the implementation/outcomes of sanitation and hygiene programme at community, county, district levels.

More information and the full reports can be found on the IRC website.

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