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identify issues, the Ministries and
Government Agencies are still
responsible to undertake major
repairs and rehabilitation to
infrastructure. Water, Sanitation
& Hygiene Training (WASH)

JSIF has been addressing a major Poster to remind students about proper hygiene procedures.
public health and environmental
concern by providing flush utilized being divided accordingly to guide the trainer. Follow-up training is then undertaken
sanitation systems at educational with the administration, ancillary staff, kitchen staff, teachers and PTA members. This
facilities and for targeted persons includes procedures to care for the infrastructure, guidance on how to teach future students
in underserved communities who to use the facility and reinforce the information the current pupils have received.
did not previously have access
to them. Over time JSIF realized 5. Conclusion
that providing sanitation systems These methodologies have enhanced project outcomes regarding environmental
for persons who previously did responsiveness and sustainability, while furthering the objective of building social capital
not have access to them would and empowering communities to contribute to their own development. The sustained
only address a part of the issue implementation of these methodologies over the last 20 years has resulted in well
as the beneficiaries might not maintained projects, empowered communities and greater community engagement.
know how to use or care for The results to date and reviews from external stakeholders indicate that the approaches
them properly. To address this represent possibilities for replication.
concern JSIF designed the Water
Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Training to teach varied persons
across multiple age groups and
with literacy levels how to use
and maintain the facility. This
training is important because
most of the information taught
would be challenging to easily
obtain, it is basic knowledge,
but something that most people
assume is already known.

For the schools, the approach
is multi-faceted with concepts
of proper hygiene and the use
and care for the new sanitation
block being introduced through
pictures, posters and colouring
books highlighting the key
themes. This is presented to
the students, teachers, Parent
Teachers Association members
(PTA) and general community.
The concepts are then reinforced
by a drama group through a skit.

The training is modified for
different grades with the
appropriate aids and the manual

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