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Rotary Area of Focus: Water Sanitation and hygiene/ Basic Education and Literacy
Concept Paper for Refurbishment of Toilets at Bunge Primary School in Dar es Salaam
Introduction
Schools are important for the development of children, both academically and socially.
However, many public schools in developing countries lack basic facilities, such as toilets. This can have a negative impact on the health and education of students,especially girls.
As the Rotary eClub of Masaki in Dar es Salaam, we have adopted the Bunge Primary school located on Shabaan Robery Street in the Kivukoni area. Our club plans to refurbish the toilets at this school through the funding from the Rotary Global Grant and
funds raised by the club for the purpose of refurbishment at the school
The Bunge Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has a total of 2,997 students ie
1,539 boys and 1,458 girls.
The school has a teaching staff complement of 8 male and 37 female teachers
The Importance of Toilets in Schools
Toilets are essential for maintaining good hygiene and preventing the spread of disease.
Students who do not have access to toilets at school are more likely to suffer from diarrhea and other illnesses. This can lead to absenteeism from school and poor academic performance.
In addition, toilets are essential for girls' dignity and safety. Girls who do not have access to toilets at school are often forced to leave school during their menstrual periods. This
can have a significant impact on their education and future opportunities.
The Impact of Lack of Toilets on Girls
Lack of access to toilets can have a number of negative impacts on girls, including:
• Increased absenteeism: Girls are more likely to miss school during their menstrual periods if they do not have access to toilets. This can lead to poor academic performance and increased dropout rates.
• Health problems: Girls who do not have access to toilets are more likely to suffer from diarrhea and other illnesses. This can lead to health problems that can impact their growth and development.
• Dignity and safety: Girls who do not have access to toilets are often forced to leave
school during their menstrual periods. This can be embarrassing and humiliating, and it can also make them more vulnerable to violence.
Refurbishment of Toilets at Bunge Primary School
The toilets at Bunge Primary School are in need of refurbishment. The current toilets are in poor condition and are not adequate for the needs of the students. The refurbishment of the toilets would include the following:
• Repairing or replacing broken toilets
• Installing new toilets and sinks
• Installing urinals in the boys toilets
• Ensuring that the sewage system is working
• Installing a 2000 litres water tank for the toilets
Benefits of Refurbishing the Toilets
Refurbishing the toilets at Bunge Primary School would have a number of benefits for the students, including:
• Improved hygiene and health: Students would be less likely to suffer from diarrhea and other illnesses if they had access to clean and well-maintained toilets.
• Reduced absenteeism: Girls would be less likely to miss school during their menstrual periods if they had access to toilets.
• Improved academic performance: Students who are in good health and do not have to miss school are more likely to perform well academically.
• Increased dignity and safety: Girls would have a safe and private place to go to the bathroom during their menstrual periods.
Conclusion
The refurbishment of the toilets at Bunge Primary School is an important investment in the health and education of the students. It would have a number of benefits for the students, including improved hygiene and health, reduced absenteeism, improved
academic performance, and increased dignity and safety.
The objective of the project is to provide a water source to the school and local community and adequate sanitation facilities to the schools students. Through the introduction of sanitation practices the health of the student body should improve. Waterborne illnesses are expected to drop. Time spent fetching water will be used for studying, and for adults participating in other economic activities. Women and girls are the ones primarily fetching water, their time will be freed up for other activities.
Measuring the improvements at the school will include: The number of students enrolled, which is expected to grow. Gathering data on the number of students trained in WASH and participating in the school WaSH club. Local Rotarians will be asked to do site visits during the first 1-2 years of the program to evaluate the implementation. District 9214 requires that the local Rotary clubs visit the site at least twice a year and submit bi-monthly reports on the project during implementation and the first year.
Measuring the equitable community access to safe water in the community will be done by reviewing Grant records and reports indicating the amount of water being purchased, number of transactions.
The Board of Management who will be managing the project will be expected to submit reports during the first year of the grant specifying the money raised with expenditures on project maintenance. Showing bank statements with this information will be expected, as well as a plan for maintenance, upkeep and the expenses related to this.
In addition a representative from the sponsoring club in D 7090 will visit the site in the first year to evaluate the project.
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SUSTAINABILITY
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The community, the county government and local administration have shown great interest in the project. They have desire and potential to take care of and embrace methods that will ensure maximum impact and sustainability following the project handover. The School has a vibrant management committee BoM, part of the grant will be to have Rotarians train them in the financial and operational methods of the project. The funds from selling the water at the kiosks will be used to maintain the system. It will be specified in the application who will be responsible for managing the funds, whether a subcommittee to do this is formed will be determined as the grant proposal is finalized. The pump will be run on solar power so there will be no cost for electricity. All funds raised will be utilized to maintain the equipment and to replace project components over time as needed.
The Community Assessment has been conducted through several community meetings, the full report is in process of being finalized. A number of in person meetings have been held by Rotarians with the school Board of Management, teachers, pupils, non-teaching staff, parents, the local chief, village elders, religious leaders, the health facility management, and youth. The community identified the provision of clean, reliable water to Bunge Primary school as critical to improving pupils performance, retention and transition to High school. The community is also supportive of a WaSH program to improve students' health and well being.
Rotarians met with community members outside the school community. This included the area Chief and Village representatives who are representatives of the National Government. They reiterated the need for available, affordable water in the area and pledged to cooperate and facilitate where possible. Again the BOM did show commitment by all turning up.
The benefitted community will include the Bunge Primary School students (approximately 300 at this time) and the surrounding community of nearly 2,000 residents. The project will be on school grounds, allowing the students access to water for hand washing and flushing of toilets. The school will implement a WASH club, teaching hygiene practices which should lead to better health for the children. In addition, the bore hole will supply two water kiosks to the community to purchase water, which will provide income to the school to help maintain the bore hole.
The Community Assessment has been conducted through several community meetings, the full report is in process of being finalized. A number of in person meetings have been held by Rotarians with the school Board of Management, teachers, pupils, non-teaching staff, parents, the local chief, village elders, religious leaders, the health facility management, and youth. The community identified the provision of clean, reliable water to Bunge Primary school as critical to improving pupils performance, retention and transition to High school. The community is also supportive of a WaSH program to improve students' health and well being.
Rotarians met with community members outside the school community. This included the area Chief and Village representatives who are representatives of the National Government. They reiterated the need for available, affordable water in the area and pledged to cooperate and facilitate where possible. Again the BOM did show commitment by all turning up.
The benefitted community will include the Bunge Primary School students (approximately 300 at this time) and the surrounding community of nearly 2,000 residents. The project will be on school grounds, allowing the students access to water for hand washing and flushing of toilets. The school will implement a WASH club, teaching hygiene practices which should lead to better health for the children. In addition, the bore hole will supply two water kiosks to the community to purchase water, which will provide income to the school to help maintain the bore hole.
Budget $32500
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