2018 school water, sanitation and hygiene assessment: main report
This report presents the findings of the 2018 School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SWASH) Assessment survey.
This report presents the findings of the 2018 School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SWASH) Assessment survey.
The home grown school feeding programme (HGSFP) is a component of the national social investment portfolio which was established to improve the health and nutrition status of the pupils in public primary schools across the federation as well as improve economic outcomes for the poor.
Around the world, learning levels remain low and therefore a priority area for improvement. A key barrier to participation and learning in school is student health, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
In Eastern and Southern Africa, at least 120 million children and youth are not able to attend school due to COVID-19 related school closures. More than 16 million affected school-children in the region rely on school meals and nutrition services.
In 2018, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa conducted a regional scoping study and deep dive to assess the status of WASH services in schools and related gaps to scale-up in the region.
This document presents recommended core questions to support harmonised monitoring of WASH in schools as part of the SDGs. The questions map to harmonised indicator definitions of “basic” service and to service ladders that can be used to monitor progress.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are responsible for monitoring global progress towards water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets.
This report focuses on the implementation and outcomes of the second phase of the School Health Integrated Programming (SHIP) initiative.
A health education program conducted in primary schools in Soroti district, Uganda promoted increased access to information, better peer interactions and better quality of the health education system.