Project Proposal (WASH) Part-2

 Overall the PROBLEMS can be summarized as follows:

• Inadequate water supply, sanitation, and hand-washing facilities at the institution;
• Latrines that are not adapted to the needs of the student, in particular girls;
• Broken, dirty, and unsafe water supply, sanitation, and hand-washing facilities;
• The student with poor hygiene and hand-washing practices at the institution;
• Zero facility of menstrual hygiene management (MHM).

Under these conditions, schools become unsafe places where diseases are transmitted. One of the major problems faced by school-age children is an infection by organisms and coincidences. These and other diseases, often sanitation related, obviously contribute to absenteeism, but there is a more hidden aspect: Poor health of children affects their ability to learn and therefore influences their perspective in life. Good health at the institution is essential for now and an investment for the future.

Proposed Activities Snapshot:

WASH in institution project will achieve constructed 6 schools inclusive WASH complex addressing MHM chamber. Besides, 13 schools will be covered through a direct delivery mechanism. A part of awareness interventions like handwashing and MHM session will conduct, through the process project will reach 4000 individuals. Target stakeholders will cover through training and orientation will reach 1200 individuals. Under the sector actor capacity building more than 450 will be reached as reported. COVID-19 related poster/leaflet will be distributed 1500 pcs over the district on ‘Stop Corona’’ messages what people do and don’t.

Working with students on basic hygiene and sanitation are very important:

 §  Most of the students are eager to learn. Schools can stimulate and support positive behavioral change in students.

 §  Students have important roles in household responsibilities related to hygiene.

 §  Students may question existing practices in the household and become agents of change within their families and communities.

 §  Students are future parents. What they learn at the institution is likely to be passed on to their children.

Innovation-aspect & strength:

COVID-19 pandemic kills core people in the world. Bangladesh also suffering through the disease. Thousands of people have already been departed. Prevention is the best solution for COVID-19. These connections expert opinions are maintained “do and don’t” in daily life, COVID-19 will far from him/herself. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 clean your hands often using 20 seconds is a fundamental message. All the messages refer to maintain hygiene behavior. The project will cover awareness dissemination to target stakeholders through leaflet, poster & handwashing devices distribution, and video message through the local TV network. All the media consists of ‘Stop CORONA’ awareness messages.

 

Target area:

Nane of District/Sub-district District (-------------, Nane of District/Sub-district Sadar and Nane of Sub-district) 13 schools of the Nane of District/Sub-district will consider as direct project support. Rest institutions will be covered through IEC/BCC materials supply.

Target groups: 

  §  4,000 students in the target area

  §  260 teachers and staffs

  §  Parent and Teachers Associations (PTA) and the school management committee (SMC or Madrasah management committee-MMC)

  §  Community clinic-based health care staff in targeted communities.

  §  The education department and local administration

  §  Media

Methods of Project implementation-

 

Infrastructure Development:

WASH infrastructure development will be a part of activities. Safe drinking water, improve latrine facilities including MHM and handwashing facilities will be installed or renovated. Access to the student with a disability will consider through infrastructure development.  

Developed Operation & Maintenance Fund

Due to operation & maintenance is the prerequisite of sustain WASH infrastructure at all levels. The institution is not even different. The project will be a motivated developed operation & maintenance Fund against the future renovation of WASH facilities considering the sustainability of the infrastructure. 10%-20% operation and maintenance funds will be developed as the total cost of infrastructure by the project support.  

 

Training & Orientation to Students:

Developing a resource pool project will provide training to the teachers on handwashing and MHM. The teacher will provide a class-based event on handwashing and MHM. The project will be supplied with audiovisual documents and printed guidelines. The target stakeholders will be trained in personal hygiene education, handwashing, safe drinking water, sanitary napkin disposal, day observation, etc. Though these events passing the direct knowledge on to students and indirectly the parents and community as well.  

 

Capacity building of duty bearer:

In institution-level SMC/MMC, PTA, Teacher, Parents, and local Admiration is considering a direct duty bearer. To create a healthy education institution enabling the environment is a must through perform of duty holders. The project will conduct training & orientation on roles and responsibilities on WASH, Orientation on Operation & Maintenance of Schools Fund, Orientation to the teacher on basic hygiene and MHM, side by side regular visit, communication will more accountable the target duty holders to improve WASH facilities at the institution. 

Community capacity building:

Our previous project achievement will sustain the follow-up intervention like the capacity building of community engagement. Out of side, out of mind-is, an English proverb will not affect the achievement of LGI Led Wash in Health project, thus through current project meetings with Community Group (CGs) and Community Support Groups (CSGs) are mandate field of follow up through refreshers training. Alongside, student cabinet training on WASH will cover community people's awareness in water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. 

Sector actor capacity building:

The education and the health department of district/Upazila will consider sector actors. The project will conduct meetings, workshops, communication, exposure visit, etc. among the sectors. These initiatives will support the project's goals and objectives.

Advocacy and Media Campaign:

Local-level advocacy will part of the project ta-------------. The project team will perform as an advocate to the district and Upazila level department as to when required or full fill the project target. The developed model institution will disseminate over the Upazila, District, and over the country through a media campaign.

Outreach to Families and Communities

In all stages of the implementation of the project, parents and teachers associations will be involved. To strengthen the activities in the institutions, simultaneously a public awareness campaign on sanitation and hygiene will be implemented at the district level.

 

Monitoring and Evaluation

For the day-to-day implementation of the project at the Institution level, ‘implementation and monitoring committees’ will be established. These committees consist of the School cabinet member, Teachers, Parents, SMC/MMC. In addition to giving follow-up to the education, the class monitor will keep a record on the WASH environment of each class.

 

Management, implementation:

The implementation of the project will be coordinated by the project team under the supervision of the -------------. District level project office will perform all over the project work areas. The project team may be included in the after places:

 

1.   Project Coordinator (PC)                             01

2.   Project Officer-Engineer & Monitoring           01

3.   Project Officer-Social Mobilization                 01

4.   Project Officer-Hygiene Promotion                01

5.   Project Officer- Accounts & Admin                01

6.   Office Helper (OH)                                     01

 

Generally project level administration, management and, ta------------- performed by the Project Coordinator whereas the rest personnel will execute the implementation and field assistance. (Detail organogram as attached)

 

Project sustainability:

The design and construction of facilities in the selected institute will take a total of 6 months. The educational activities are an ongoing process simultaneously to the construction phase. The project will support the hygiene educational part, for 2 years, after which it should be self-sustained as a habit. Besides, WASH operation & maintenance funds will be contributed to sustaining the WASH facilities. District and Upazila level duty bearer will more sensitize on achieving SDG-4 in institution-level referring quality education through WASH improvement of the institution as per Govt. Poripatra on 27 January 2020 by the Ministry of Education.

 

Attachment:

Annexure-1: Detail Budget

Annexure-2: Result Framework

Annexure-3: Gantt Chart

Annexure-4: Project Organogram