Schools in Tana Delta and Tarasaa Sub County face persistent sanitation challenges that negatively affect pupils' health, school attendance, dignity and academic performance especially for girls. Many public primary schools have inadequate, unsafe or dilapidated toilet facilities which may lead to hygiene related diseases and high absenteeism. This project seeks to construct safe, durable and gender toilet blocks in selected public primary schools in the aforementioned remote regions.
Tana Delta & Tarasaa Sub-County in Tana River County, Kenya, are characterized by expansive flood plains along the River Tana, seasonal flooding, and dispersed rural settlements across the six wards of Garsen Constituency. These conditions make access to resilient school infrastructure a persistent challenge. Public primary schools in low-lying areas such as Garsen and Tarasaa are frequently affected by flooding, which damages pit latrines, and renders sanitation facilities unusable.
The project aims to improve health, dignity and school attendance among pupils in Tana Delta and Tarasaa Sub County by providing safe, adequate and gender specific sanitation facilities in public primary schools.
Durable materials will be used to minimize long term maintenance costs. Schools will establish Sanitation Maintenance Committees under existing School Management Committees for routine maintenance. Septic tank will be constructed adjacent to the toilet structure to minimize losses due to seasonal flooding. Parent-Teacher Associations will contribute to minor repairs
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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