HEALTH AND SANITATION

2013

Funding Agency: UNICEF-Sierra Leone

Project Title: Implementation of School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) WASH in Schools

Project Type: Health and Sanitation

Target Beneficiaries:  2,334 Pupils (1,270 boys and 1,064 girls) and teachers in 10 targeted schools

Project Location:  Sanda Loko Chiefdom, Bombali district.

Project Duration: 15 months

Project Budget: Le843,741,744

Project Outcomes:

1. Functional water supply schemes provided potable water to 2,334 pupils in 10 targeted schools throughout the school year at a minimum rate of 5litres/pupil/day.
2. Improved sanitation facilities, equipped with functional hand washing facilities for the pupils in the targeted schools.
3. Child friendly WASH facilities installed in the targeted schools, operated and maintained by School Management Committees (SMCs) and school authorities.
4. 30 catchment communities of the targeted schools attained and maintained total sanitation by sustaining Open Defecation Free status.