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Improving Children's Health Through School Sanitation Partnerships

Learn about building partnerships for children’s health through school sanitation audits in Khayelitsha, Cape Town to address the high level of intestinal parasites among schoolchildren. The initiative aims to set standards, clarify roles, and hold stakeholders accountable.

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Improving Children's Health Through School Sanitation Partnerships

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  1. Building Partnerships for children’s health Presented by Benita Mayosi Medical Research Council NIRU

  2. Why School Sanitation? • Emerged as a response to the high level of intestinal parasites amongst school going children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. • Three pronged approach • Sanitation audits done at schools

  3. Why the guidelines • No clear agreement on minimum standards • Principals and SGBs unsure of roles and responsibilities • Government departments passing the buck

  4. What’s the bottom line? primary school = 1 120 learners learner : toilet ratio  34 : 1 learner : washbasin ratio  62 :1

  5. School sanitation audit - Khayelitsha Audit compiled by Benita Mayosi and Estelle Lawrence, May 2005

  6. Underlying Causes • Structural • Technical • Education • Management

  7. Working towards solutions School Sanitation Task Team: • Medical Research Council • WCED Physical Resources Planning • Department of Public Works • PAWC School Health • PAWC Health Promotion • PAWC Environmental Health • City of Cape Town Environmental Health

  8. The School Sanitation Guidelines • Put school sanitation on the agenda • Set basic standards • Clarify roles and responsibilities • Address a range of school sanitation problems • Hold responsible stakeholders accountable

  9. 1. Setting standards • Schools should have sufficient toilets and washbasins for learners needs • The toilets and washbasins must always be in a working order • The toilets must always be clean and hygienic • Learners need clean water and soap to wash hands after using the toilet • Female/Girls’ toilets need sanitary bins • Ensure personal safety and privacy of learners • Accommodation for learners with special needs

  10. 2. Roles and responsibilities WCED Physical Resources Planning Technical support Approves emergency repairs and unscheduled maintenance School Circuit Manager Learners Educators Cleaning staff SGB & SMT Environmental Health Monitoring and Evaluation Public Works Building and maintenance

  11. 3. Day to day maintenance • Behavioural change • Regular cleaning of toilets • Regular inspection of taps and flushing devises • Repairing damaged washers, taps, cisterns and flushing mechanisms • Make use of learners- monitors, prefects or sanitation committee • Ensure access to clean water, toilet paper, soap and serviced sanitary bins

  12. 4. Troubleshooting • Urgent repairs • Emergency repairs • Scheduled maintenance

  13. The way forward • Communication • Monitoring and Evaluation • Advocacy • Ratios • Grade R

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