Water and Sanitation

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

This program is led by Build Africa, which merged with Street Child in 2019 in order to help more children get the education they deserve. 

Without access to clean water at school, children can be forced to walk miles to get a drink and wash. They often have to drink dirty water from swamps, which can make them ill with diseases like cholera. They end up missing lessons, and falling behind in class. Children also struggle without good toilets at school. Toilets are often makeshift - their plastic walls fall down in the wind, they overflow and cannot be emptied, and some start sinking into the ground. We believe that no child should have to survive in these conditions. We're drilling boreholes and building toilets at schools, so that children can focus on their learning. It sounds simple, but this means everything for a child's dignity at school.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya, Uganda

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)
  • Improved water access

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other