Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education, Jaipur

1. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in All Schools Making it a Reality…. Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education, Jaipur

2. Rajasthan Total Govt. Schools : 79149 (Classes 1 to 8 ) By Area: Rural : 73663 (93.06 %) Urban : 5486 (6.94%) By Level : Primary (1-5) : 44985(56.83 %) Upper Primary (1-8,5-8) : 23969 (30.28 %) Sec. & Sr. Secondary (9-10/12,1-10/12) : 10195 ( 12.89%) Source : DISE -2011

3. WASH in school …

4. WASH in school provisions…

5. Coverage of WASH in School-Rajasthan Source : DISE -2011

6. Coverage Trend- toilets RCEE monitoring data

7. Coverage Trend- drinking water Source : DISE 10

8. Gaps (To cover 100 % Schools) RCEE monitoring data

9. WASH Package in Schools • Access to adequate and safe water: • Drinking • Hand-washing • Flushingtoilet • Toilet facilities that are: • Separate for boys and Girls • As per technical norms and adequate in number • Child-friendly, gender-specific, universal & inclusive • Incinerator attached to girls’ toilet • Private, well located for low maintenance.

10. Model Schools on WASH

11. WASH Package in Schools - conti…. • Personal hygiene materials • Water, soap, • Menstrual pads, nail, cutter, comb, bucket, mug, mirror etc • Hygiene education • Curriculum, • Supplementary reading material, teachers training on WASH, Celebration of Global Hand washing day(GHD). • Student cabinet for day to day activities of WASH in schools. • GHD incorporated in State Educational Calendar • De-worming campaign merged with GHD

12. Education department co-opted as a member of State Water and Sanitation Mission. • A dedicated SWSHE Cell established within SPO with UNICEF support. • Using TSC resources, District SWSHE Coordinators placed in all districts. • Joint planning and Reviews in State Apex and Executive Committee to guide the programme and sort out operational problems. • Joint orientations of TSC , SWSHE Coordinators, A.En. & J.En. SSA and Officials of ZilaParishad to ensure a proper linkage at district. • Capacity building of teachers on WASH within SSA trainings • GHD mobilised for WASH including soap availability. • GHD institutionalised in school calendar. Enabling Factors….

13. Capacity building of Teachers and Children • A 3-day teachers training module cum reference book. • 78,108 Teachers trained on SWSHE using SSA funds, so far (appx. 80% schools) • A two days students cabinet and SMC training module. • Formation and training to a group of children called students cabinet is a regular activity.

14. Improved personal hygiene for adolescent girls • Sharing simple facts on menstrual hygiene management • Promote use of sanitary napkins • Incinerators with girls toilet for disposal of used sanitary napkins

15. Capacity building of Engineers

16. Hygiene promotion through regular classroom transactions – Teaching Learning Materials • Hamara Swasthya (Class 1-5) • Teachers using these books twice in a week or as and when required. • Hamara Swasthya for class 6-8. • Activity based graded learning guidebooks for teachers to facilitate WASH transition in joyful and child friendly

17. Innovation s- WASH in schools

18. Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting Surface Run Off

19. Hand-pump Attached Force & Lift Pump • To lift the water in the tank on roof. • Optimize use of hand-pump water. • Ensure water availability up to toilet, drinking purpose and hand washing through tap. • No electricity • 1500 Schools in the state having F&L.

20. Water Facility Handpump attached play pumps to lift water See-Saw Pump

21. Multi tap Hand Pump

22. Toilets for Children with Special needs

23. Few results- rapid appraisal of WASH in schools

24. Action Plan 2012 • Support 400 Models school on WASH in schools with effective operation and maintenance system with UNICEF support : • Training of Hand Pump Mechanics, Fabricators and J.En. of three districts on installation of force and lift pump. • Training of of PRI's in two blocks. • Separate review of WASH in school activities in four districts. • Two days Capacity building of all district's SSA engineers, District Coordinators on developing of model schools based on experience of three districts.

25. Action Plan 2012 • Enhanced Capacity of key stakeholders by providing technical support on WASH package. • Support to RCEE for teachers training on WASH. • Technical support to RCEE for incorporating WASH activities in training module of SMC's members under SSA • Increased knowledge and practice of school children and teachers on hand washing practices. • Impact Assessment of Sanitation Fortnight. • Celebration of Global hand washing in October 2012, • School Based Deworming Programme • One day training of teachers of all govt. Schools. • To administer deworming tablets to all school children on 15th Oct.

26. Challenges.. • Convergence between several departments. • Ensuring fund releases under TSC for school toilet in stimulated time period. • Ensuring Drinking water facility in schools through PHED in time bound manner. • Irregular/ no supply of water in toilets. • Depletion of ground water and water quality in the State. • Sensitization and behavioral change to use the facilities. There is gap of 24 % between availability and usage of toilet ASER data

27. Priorities • Separate toilet for boys and girls and Drinking water facility in all schools • Teachers capacity and enhanced engagement on WASH and supporting children • Focus shift to toilet usage and functionality • Scaling up of model schools on WASH • Mainstream WASH monitoring (key indicators) in SSA • Continue convergence with sectors and programmes to leverage resources – CCE, BALA, SMCs, 13th Finance Commission, Rural Development Schemes. • Build on opportunity of GHD to enhance scope- deworming campaign, dedicated resources for WASH

28. Thanks