Netwas International has undertaken notable WASH Projects one of them being Narok School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Campaign which was a programme undertaken in partnership with Hearts for Kids Netherland (HFKN), Unilever Kenya and UN agency-World Food Programme (WFP). The programme commenced in September of 2009 and was completed on January 2011. It focused in promoting good hygiene practices through: construction of ventilated-improved pit latrines, with hand washing
facilities, boy-girl-child friendly and disability friendly pit latrines, installation of rainwater harvesting facilities, training in hand washing using soap campaigns, training school hygiene promoters and over all WASH education.
The project was carried out in two Phases. The first phase involved five schools in South Narok and four in North Narok District with the most-needy schools selected first. In the second phase two schools were selected in south Narok and four in the north Narok District. After completion, these projects had remarkable-achievement. About 7000 school going children were able to access clean harvested rain water, improved sanitation facilities and improved sanitation behavioral changes. 30 school teachers, 14 school committee members and 14 school-health-club leaders were also trained in hygiene promotion.
These projects also have an impact of encouraging school attendance by girl-child due to enhanced sanitation privacy hence overall good school performance and community improvement. Due to vastness of the two districts, semi-arid climatic conditions and overall poor sanitation coverage these figures represent only 6% and 7% coverage in Narok South and Narok North District respectively which is below MDG goals, hence more still need to be done.
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Business Skills in Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (13th February - 24th February 2012)
This course aims at enabling participants appreciate and exploit solid waste management as a source of income generation thus enhancing employment opportunities and appreciate the concept of private partnership in solid managing waste. The module provides business skills on solid waste management, technology options involved...Read on
