Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Poor WASH conditions in schools remain a critical public health challenge, with far-reaching consequences:
- Inadequate access to safe drinking water and handwashing facilities
- High dropout rates among girls due to lack of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) facilities
- Limited knowledge of disease prevention among students and teachers
IHOPE Foundation’s School WASH Program
We address these challenges through evidence-based interventions in Migori County schools:
- Behaviour Change & Education
Using proven methodologies like:
- PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation)
- CTC (Child-to-Child) approaches
- CHAST (Child Hygiene and Sanitation Training)
- Infrastructure & Awareness
- Installed handwashing stations in 30 primary/secondary schools
- Reached 2,000+ students with hygiene education
- Promoted gender-sensitive sanitation, including MHM-friendly facilities
- Sustainable Impact
- Reduced absenteeism (especially among girls)
- Improved prevention of waterborne diseases
- Created healthier learning environments aligned with SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 6 (Clean Water/Sanitation)
Why Schools Matter
Schools are powerful platforms for lasting hygiene behavior change. By empowering students as WASH ambassadors, we multiply impact in homes and communities.
Join us in scaling this work to more schools!
