Thursday, February 14, 2013

WASH YIELDS RESULTS IN KASESE



1.0  Introduction 500 words maximum
 This report is based on the progress of the Community Empowerment program for the period of August- October 2012 in 15 schools of Bukumbia, Mahango, Nyamisule, Bishop Egdio, St. peters Kibalya in Mahango sub county, Kitabu, Kitabona, Kyarumba, Kihungu and Kihungamiyagha in Kyarumba sub county, Buhathiro and Kibirigha in Ihandiro sub county, Mpondwe primary and Nyabugando P/S in Mpondwe Lhubiriha town council, and Kisolholho primary school in karambi sub county. This is in terms of activities implemented highlighting on the achievements, challenges and lessons learnt in the first and second quarter of SWASH implementation. The fifteen WASH schools mentioned above have a total pupil population of 5954 (2960 boys and 2994 girls) as per second term 2012 enrolment statistics.
KALI has so far implementing the following activities:
·         Carrying out the Rapid survey in all the 15 schools
·         Conduct school level stake holders meetings
·         Conduct engagement meetings to discuss mentoring for improved grades
·         Training mentors and developing mentoring plans
·         Training school managements especially PTAs, SMCs and teachers on how to create violence free environment in the 15 primary schools.
·         Training schools in Re usable menstrual pads
·         Training school Health Clubs and developing action plans in 15 schools
·         Sensitisation on hand washing and safe water chain.
·         Sensitization, formation and training GEM clubs
·         Community sensitization on GEM
·         Sensitization meetings of the UPE policy at sub county level
·         Sub county dialogue meetings on gaps existing in schools.
·         Making follow up meetings at school level.
·         Attending end of term 3 parents meetings.

Pupils of Kitabu P. School, Kasese district, constructing a wash room for girls as one of the co-curricular activities in 2012

1.1 SWASH objectives for the assignment:
2         1. Carry out a rapid brief but informative survey and analysis of the school education systems to generate concrete context specific data to support the LCB in unveiling education and WASH challenges and how they affect learning and performance.
3         2. To strengthen and/or establish structures that promotes WASH practices in target schools in Kasese District
4         3. To improve through identification and training, the sanitation and hygiene status for the adolescent girl child including promotion of access to cheaper sanitary pads.
5         4. To promote parent participation in education through participation in mentoring and school WASH planning and implementation to improve learning and performance
6         5. To support the documentation of the process and experiences for learning and sharing through appropriate channels.

Outcome 1.1. Current school Enrolment 3nd Term 2012.
 School
3rd Term 2012
2nd term 2012
 Variance
Mpondwe
1100
1100
0
Nyabugando
743
755
-12
Kisolholho
894
892
+2
Kibirigha
713
668
+45
Buhathiro
446
443
+3
Kitabu
1038
988
+50
Kihungu
616
573
+43
Kyarumba
716
716
0
Kitabona
533
552
-19
Kihungamiyagha
536
543
-7
Mahango
410
322
+88
Bukumbia
499
554
-55
Nyamusule
423
385
+38
Bishop Egdio
449
449
0
St. peters Kibalya
343
343
0

Some schools’ enrolment numbers increased due to the introduction of CEP and especially the concept of midday meals and GEM at school. This is in the schools of Kitabu, Kibirigha and Buhathiro while other schools the numbers decreased.

In Nyabugando primary school the issue is the nearby Kitambara project which used to sponsor some children but later shifted them to a nearby private school and this reduced the numbers of the pupils. 25 pupils were shifted but also 13 new ones joined the school.

For Bukumbia primary school, the issue is that 4 of the pupils were taken to Kasese primary school but the other pupils are not traced. Thus KALI with support from SNV and UNICEF has introduced the GEM clubs in the 15 schools to trace these pupils.

2.0 WASH Result Areas

2.1 Outcome 1:
% of girl and boy pupils having parents-provided meals while at school
2616 females and 1095 males have managed to have midday meals provided by the parents out of 9456 pupils in the 15 schools making the percentage stand at 40% now.


No.
SCHOOL
P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6
P.7
Pupils having Lunch
Current Enrolment.
%
1
Mpondwe
46
56
54
60
47
58
46
367
1100
33%
2
Nyabugando
18
17
25
10
23
26
25
144
743
19%
3
Kisolholho
25
32
10
6
26
35
45
179
894
20%
4
Kibirigha
70
45
75
56
40
27
60
373
713
52%
5
Buhathiro
55
10
15
46
32
59
26
243
446
54%
6
Kitabu
262
95
70
85
62
57
44
675
1038
65%
7
Kihungu
20
15
40
35
25
50
41
226
616
36%
8
Kyarumba
50
45
36
43
76
88
70
408
716
56%
9
Kitabona
19
36
30
34
40
24
30
213
533
40%
10
Kihungamigha
0
5
4
23
12
20
18
82
536
15%
11
Mahango
8
17
22
37
14
29
34
161
410
39%
12
Bukumbia
47
46
37
39
34
25
31
232
499
46%
13
Nyamusule
56
32
18
26
30
34
36
232
423
54%
14
Bishop Egdio
15
8
23
17
14
23
19
119
449
26%
15
St. peters Kibalya
0
0
20
15
37
25
15
112
343
32%


All the schools are implementing feeding program for pupils whose parents have made contribution towards the provision of meals for lunch.  3766 children are already benefiting from the program. Some parents are using the cluster method of provision of midday meals like in Kibirigha and Buhathiro primary school , other pupils bring raw food which is prepared from school like in Kitabona primary school, while others contribute money ranging from 5000- 25000 for the whole term like Mpondwe, Kitabu and St. peters Kibalya primary schools. The challenge here is that climate change has affected the food security in some homes as one parent in Bukumbia lamented thus “We as a family hardly get food to eat. We eat once in the whole day, only supper. Food is no longer as plenty as in the past because the rain has swept away our crops.”
During the parents meeting in Buhathiro, Mpondwe, Kitabu nd Nyabugando primary schools, parents committed to bring 2 kilograms of posho and beans to start feeding children while other school will scale up the provision of porriadge to the lower classes.


2.2 # of schools implementing clearly worked out plans with head master, teachers, PTA and children themselves to create a violence free school environment
259 including 91 teachers 67 males and 24 females , 88 PTA and SMC representatives 45 males and 43 females, and 80 pupils are involved in the struggle of creating a violence free environment. The children formed good school committees in the schools to handle violence issues in the schools. The trained teachers in all the 15 schools are training other fellow teachers in creating a violence free environment.

VIOLENCE FREE ENVIRONMENT FIGURES

School
No of pupils
No of teachers
No of parents
F               M             

F
M
F
M


Nyamusule
2
3
0
6
3
3
Bishop Egdio
2
3
2
4
3
3
Bukumbia
2
4
2
4
3
3
ST. Peters Kibalya
3
3
0
6
3
3
Kyarumba
3
2
3
3
3
3
Kitabu
2
3
3
3
3
3
Kitabona
2
3
1
5
3
3
Kihungu
2
3
2
4
2
4
Kihungamiyagha
3
2
1
5
3
4
Mpondwe
2
3
3
4
3
3
Nyabugando
2
3
2
4
3
2
Kisolholho
3
2
1
5
2
2
Buhathiro
3
2
1
5
3
3
Kibirigha
2
3
2
4
3
3
Mahango
2
3
1
5
3
3
Total
35
45
24
67
43
45











2.3 % of school drop outs who have been brought back to school by GEM clubs
KALI first trained the community members on how to do community mappings at the local level. These parents have started mapping the drooped out children so as to create a data base at school level in 2013. The GEM clubs have been formed and trained in all the schools. They were trained on leadership, qualities, roles and responsibilities, how to raise money as a club. They also developed work plan.


GEM statistics
School
No of GEM club members
No of community GEM mobilizers

F
M
F
M
Nyamusule
20
5
13
9
Bishop Egdio

21
7
16
5
Bukumbia
15
4
10
8
ST. Peters Kibalya
18
7
6
6
Kyarumba
22
10
12
8
Kitabu
21
11
9
9
Kitabona
16
16
10
8
Kihungu
18
4
15
10
Kihungamiyagha
10
8
7
13
Mpondwe
18
12
13
10
Nyabugando
20
10
16
9
Kisolholho
15
13
10
8
Buhathiro
12
5
8
16
Kibirigha
17
5
19
10
Mahango
13
6
8
12
Total
228
123
172
141

So far 3 girls and one boy from Kitabu primary school were brought back by the GEM club. During the formation of this club, the members identified one girl Ms kyakimwa Jones who had sat p7 in 2011 while pregnant and had failed but had registered for 2012 PLE and felt shy to come to school and she had decided to come for only exams. She was convinced by GEM and came to sit for mock exams and scored 19 aggregates to become the first girl candidate in her class and also has managed to complete PLE examination.
2 girls from Kibirigha primary school who got pregnant while in primary seven were retained to complete their PLE exams. This was as a result of the GEM training.

2.4 % of children mentored in P7 attaining division I and II in PLE
Progress:
The mentoring process started immediately after the training. The action plans of each school is being followed where by schools finished matching mentors to their mentees, introduced mentors and mentees to the parents and now the  mentoring is on in all the schools. Mentors come to school 6 hours in a month to talk to these children the value of education and also refer these children for relevant help.  237 children are being mentored in the 15 schools.  This has reduced absenteeism of the children especially for the mentees and the schools are planning to expand the mentoring process to the other pupils.
During the follow up visits in Kyarumba primary school, KALI found out that only 9 mentors were functional and with the parents selected other mentors to support the others. These will be trained in first term of 2013.

Other schools have committed to increase the number of mentors and mentees so as to reach a bigger number of pupils because the parents have loved the mentoring as it has improved the discipline and performance of their children.

·         Mentoring process
School
No of mentors
No of mentees

F
M
F
M
Nyamusule
7
6
9
6
Bishop Egdio
7
6
10
7
Bukumbia
7
7
10
6
ST. Peters Kibalya
7
5
9
6
Kyarumba
8
5
12
9
Kitabu
9
4
9
6
Kitabona
9
5
9
6
Kihungu
7
6
9
7
Kihungamiyagha
7
4
9
6
Mpondwe
10
7
10
7
Nyabugando
6
4
9
6
Kisolholho
9
6
9
6
Buhathiro
7
5
9
6
Kibirigha
9
5
9
6
Mahango
7
6
9
6
Total
116
81
141
96





6.2 Academic performance
Table 3: shows the schools performance in mock exams for 15 schools in 2012
School
DIV 1
Set target
DIV II
Set targets

F
M
M
F
F
M
M
F
Nyamusule
0
0
2
1
4
6
12
13
Bishop Egdio








Bukumbia
0
0






ST. Peters Kibalya
0
0
3
2
4
5
10
8
Kyarumba
0
0






Kitabu
0
0
5
4
2
6
20
14
Kitabona
0
1
3
2
8
12
20
12
Kihungu
0
0
2
3
0
1
12
8
Kihungamiyagha








Mpondwe
0
1
6
4
3
6
24
12
Nyabugando








Kisolholho
0
0
4
3
13
6
20
12
Buhathiro
0
0
2
3
4
7
1
10`
Kibirigha
0
0
2
4
2
4
13
9
Mahango
0
0
2
2
0
2
13
6
Total




















2.5 % of girl and boy pupils with scholastic materials (exercise books, pens, pencils, geometry sets, school uniform)
76% 0f the pupils have scholastic materials. These materials range from pens, pencils, books, sets and uniforms. 90% have books, pencils and pens but the challenge is still on the sets and uniforms.

Provision of scholastic materials

No.
SCHOOL
P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6
P.7
Pupils with scholastics
Current Enrolment.
%
1
Mpondwe
78
96
80
97
115
97
41
604
1100
54%

Nyabugando
135
98
84
108
76
55
34
590
743
79%
3
Kisolholho
165
120
105
98
100
86
45
719
894
80%
4
Kibirigha
94
104
98
112
87
60
54
609
713
85%
5
Buhathiro
43
24
27
26
20`
32
18
278
446
62%
6
Kitabu
185
78
135
143
150
87
42
820
1038
78%
7
Kihungu
82
76
65
60
63
50
33
429
616
69%
8
Kyarumba
98
65
84
104
95
99
70
615
716
85%
9
Kitabona
104
65
56
47
50
45
28
395
533
74%
10
Kihungamigha
65
87
56
45
42
36
20
351
536
65%
11
Mahango
98
34
30
46
47
43
32
330
410
80%
12
Bukumbia
69
56
87
45
70
50
31
408
499
81%
13
Nyamusule
120
40
47
47
36
38
36
364
423
86%
14
Bishop Egdio
67
87
56
44
32
30
20
335
449
74%
15
St. peters Kibalya








 343



           
3.0 Outcome 2:
# Of targeted schools with access to child friendly latrine stance (ECOSAN, VIP and hand washing technologies): Pupil ratio of 1:40

8.1 Latrine coverage
Table 7.0 shows the types of latrines used by the 08 schools.
School
Type of latrine
Number
Number of  latrine stances
Pupil stance ratio
Teacher stance ratio



boys
girls
teachers

Teachers
Kisolholho P. sch
Traditional
2
8
0
2
1:82
1:9
Nyabugando
VIP
3
10
03
-
1:50
-
Buhatiro
VIP
2
2
2
01
1:110
1:11
Kibirigha
1VIP, 2 traditional
3
03
03
2
1:111
1:8
Kihungamiyagha
VIP
2
05
05
01
1:56
1:12
Kitabona
VIP
1
01
02
-
1:184
-
Kitabu
1 VIP, 2 Traditional
02
03
02
02
1:198
1:7
kihungu
2VIP, 2 traditional
3
04
05
02
1:62
1:6
kyalhumba
1 Traditional, 2 Mobilets
03
10
05
02
1:48
1:9
Bishop Egidio
1VIP
01
01
02
-
1:150
-
St. Peter kibalya
2 Traditional
01
03
03
-
1:55
-
bukumbia
1VIP
01
03
02
-
1:112
-
nyamisule
1VIP
01
03
03
-
1:64
-
mahango
VIP
2
02
03
02
1:64
1:5
Mpondwe
1 VIP,  2 Traditional
02
08
02
01
1:110
1:29

In Kisolholho primary school the girls pit latrine sunk and fell on the ground due to the increased water table brought about by the October – November rains. This has left the head teacher with the option of dividing the available boys’ stances into two. 2 of the stances were given to the girls which is a disaster. KALI has already engaged the sub county leadership on the same and also engaged the parents to come up with a temporary latrine as a way to mitigate the situation.

The community of Kihungu primary school with support from save the children in Uganda has completed a five stance latrine for the girls inclusive of a washroom which still lacks a shutter.

3.1 # of schools with child-led school health clubs
All the 15 schools have child led school health clubs which were trained on sanitation and hygiene and their roles as a health club at school and in the communities around them. The club comprises of 30 pupils 15 girls and 15 boys.  All the clubs have active patrons who are fully trained. Action plans were drawn to start on the activities set and every activity was assigned to 2 members of the group to take lead, a girl and a boy. This was intended to make them feel responsible and also expose the pupils to leadership skills. Every pupil was given a responsibility of collecting soft leaves for anal cleaning to the latrines every day.

SCHOOL
FUNCTIONALITY
NO OF CLUB MEMBERS
Boys               Girls     Total
Nyamusule
Yes
22
25
47
Bishop Egdio
Yes
9
16
25
Bukumbia
Yes
15
14
29
ST. Peters Kibalya
Yes
15
17
32
Kyarumba
Yes
15
17
32
Kitabu
Yes
16
18
34
Kitabona
Yes
15
16
31
Kihungu
Yes
15
15
30
Kihungamiyagha
Yes
09
14
23
Mpondwe
Yes
17
18
35
Nyabugando
Yes
16
15
31
Kisolholho
Yes
15
16
31
Buhathiro
Yes
14
18
32
Kibirigha
Yes
15
15
30
Mahango
yes
14
16
30
Total

223
250
473

3.2 # of primary schools implementing O&M plans for sanitary facilities
Kihungu and Kitabu have already constructed a wash room for the girl child. That of Kihungu is made locally with reeds while the Kitabu one is built with bricks. Bishop Egidio and Kibirigha are planning to construct them as evidenced from the materials collected.
Kihungu primary school has finished constructing a 5 stance latrine facility with a washroom for the girls and a washroom under save the children in Uganda and the community of Kihungu.

Kisolholho primary school has started mobilizing the community to locally construct a traditional pit latrine.
                   
3.3 Train, coach and mentor community (e.g. women around the schools) and girl pupils on low-cost re-usable menstrual pads
This was trained in all the 15 schools and now out of these 5 schools of Bukumbia, Bishop Egidio, Kitabona and Kitabu have done more training in RUMPS totalling 604 pupils. Girls now make their own pads and come with them as emergencies at school. I nolonger have a problem with pads because I make them my self” said a girl from Bukumbia primary school.

SCHOOL
Trained RUMPS
No of parents
M          F
No of pupils
M      F
Total
Nyamusule
Yes
5
9
4
21
39
Bishop Egdio
Yes
7
12
7
15
41
Bukumbia
Yes
6
9
5
23
43
ST. Peters Kibalya
Yes
0
10
5
27
42
Kyarumba
Yes
4
14
6
20
44
Kitabu
Yes
3
9
5
17
34
Kitabona
Yes
8
14
12
39
73
Kihungu
Yes
6
14
6
23
49
Kihungamiyagha
Yes
4
10
7
19
40
Mpondwe
Yes
4
9
4
23
40
Nyabugando
Yes
5
12
4
18
39
Kisolholho
Yes
6
8
6
16
36
Buhathiro
Yes
4
9
6
18
37
Kibirigha
Yes
4
10
3
27
44
Mahango
Yes
5
8
6
25
44
Total

71
157
86
289
604



4.0 Outcome 3:
4.1 #of primary schools with hand washing facilities
9 schools of Kitabu, Kitabona, Kyarumba, Kibirigha, Buhathiro, Bukumbia, Kihungamiyagha, Kisolholho and Mpondwe primary schools have set up hand washing facilities where children wash hands after visiting the latrines. Other schools are giving a challenge of lack of water near the schools and also money to buy containers for fetching the water. School health clubs were encouraged to always hold health talks on school parades to encourage and demonstrate hand washing to all the pupils.

SCHOOL
HAND WASHING
FACILITY
Nyamusule
No
-
Bishop Egdio
No
-
Bukumbia
Yes
Plastic small tank but with no tap, water mixed with omo
ST. Peters Kibalya
No
-
Kyarumba
Yes
Plastic 100 litres tank with tap, water mixed with omo
Kitabu
Yes
Small jericans with soap
Kitabona
Yes
Small jericans with water mixed with omo
Kihungu
No
-
Kihungamiyagha
Yes
5 liters jericans with soap
Mpondwe
Yes
Mineral water bottles with soap
Nyabugando
No
-
Kisolholho
Yes
5 litres jericans with soap
Buhathiro
Yes
3 litre jericans with soap
Kibirigha
Yes
3 litre jericans with soap
Mahango
No

During the follow up meetings with the parents and schools, parents committed to contribute 100= per child so as to buy the hand washing facilities at the school.

4.2. % of pupils practicing safe water chain while at school
Kitabu, Kyarumba and Mpondwe have already bought cups for drinking water for the children. KALI has engaged the 15 schools on the safe water chain practice. The head teachers committed to buying these facilities in the first term of 2013.
Schools have already budgeted for drinking water facilities for next term 2013. This will boost the safe water chain at school level because the water will always be treated with aqua safe as KALI have started lobbying it from ACORD Uganda.
 
5.0 Outcome 4:
5.1 # of schools with functional water sources
SCHOOL
FACILITY TYPE
FUNCTIONALITY
ALTERNATIVE SOURCE
Nyamusule
-
-
A protected spring (2km)
Bishop Egdio
-
-
A nearby protected spring
Bukumbia
RHT
functional

ST. Peters Kibalya
-
-
Protected spring
Kyarumba
GFS/ RHT
Functional/ RHT not functional

Kitabu
RHT
Functional

Kitabona
--
-
Protected spring
Kihungu
RHT
Not functional
Protected spring
Kihungamiyagha
GFS
Functional
-
Mpondwe
GFS
Functional

Nyabugando


GFS (1km)
Kisolholho
GFS/ RWHT
Partly functional/ RHT not functional

Buhathiro
-
-
Protected spring
Kibirigha
RHT, GFS
All functional

Mahango
-
-
Protected spring

5.2 % of schools implementing O&M plans for water facilities
All the 15 schools have the O&M plans for the water facilities of which 8 plans are functional. 3 Rain Harvesting Tanks have been repaired and these are Kibirigha, Kitabu and Kihungu tanks which are now supplying water to the school and some of the community members. Other schools like Kyarumba, Kitabona and Kisolholho primary schools are to repair their tanks on the next quater UPE release.

SCHOOL
Does the school has O&M plans
FUNCTIONALITY
And comment
Nyamusule
No
no water source
Bishop Egdio
No
No water source
Bukumbia
Yes
Functional
ST. Peters Kibalya
No
No water source
Kyarumba
Yes
Functional
Kitabu
Yes
Functional
Kitabona
Yes
Not functional
Kihungu
Yes
Functional
Kihungamiyagha
Yes
Functional
Mpondwe
Yes
Functional
Nyabugando
No
No water source
Kisolholho
Yes
Functional
Buhathiro
No
No water source
Kibirigha
Yes
Functional
Mahango
No
functional


5.3 % of targeted schools adopting appropriate technologies (e.g. rain water harvesting)
7 schools of the 15 schools of Kisolholho, Mpondwe, Kibirigha, Kitabu, Kyarumba, Kihungu, Bukumbia are adopting this technology but 2 tanks of KYARUMBA and Kisolholho are non-functional and also the challenge to those school whose tanks are functioning is the fact that their receipt of water depends on only the rain season.


6.0 Methodology
Involvement of authorities like the sub county authorities, school management committees, Parents- Teachers associations has been key to the success of this program so far. This encourages parental participation and also for sustainability of the program.

Involvement of the community based monitors to follow up on the action plans drawn at sub county and school level.
  
6.0 Emerging issues  
The Kisolholho primary school girl’s latrine sunk in November due to the October- November rains which are a great threat to the WASH program.

Nyabugando primary school has governance issues where by the head teacher is not in good terms with the school management authorities. KALI tried to arrange a meeting to discuss these issues at school level but not yet settled.

Some Head teachers like that of Kibirigha and Buhathiro in Ihandiro Sub County raised the issue of accountability of funds. The sub accountant of Ihandiro Sub County committed to meet them for a refresher training one on one.

6.1 Major breakthroughs

·         Schools like Buhathiro, Kibirigha and Kisolholho primary schools have taken in the concept of WASH especially hand washing by buying small jericans for tippytaps. This has been from parental contribution in Buhathiro where parents contributed 100= and also from the UPE funds in other schools, also Kitabu and Kihungu constructing wash rooms for the girls is exciting.
·         Some schools have taken midday meals serious like Kitabu, Mpondwe, Kibirigha and St. Peters Kibalya where parents are trying to provide midday meals to the pupils, the repair of the rain harvesting tanks of Kitabu, Kihungu and Kibirigha.
·         Also the post training on the RUMPS in Bishop Egidio, Bukumbia and Kitabona primary schools has showed that the schools are committed in managing the menstrual hygiene problems.

6.2 Major innovations
The major innovations made during this reporting period included:
·         The mentoring of the p7 pupils by the KALI staff to prepare them for their final exams. In every school, KALI has endeavored to talk to P7 pupils on issues of midday meals in relation to performance which resulted to all pupils in Kibirigha P7 to start packing food, question approach and discipline to help the schools realize their set targets.
·         The training of Mahango women on family planning methods which they requested for during the community sensitization meetings.
·         The use of KALI monitors and community based facilitators in mobilizing the parents for meetings and also following up the resolutions we make at school levels, following up the work plans drawn at school level both by pupils, parents and Teachers.
·         The discussions of the UPE policy in relation to the CEP program so that the stakeholders can understand that CEP complements the UPE policy.
·         The sub county dialogues to engage the sub county authorities on different issues that affect the implementation of CEP like the schools with no enough latrine facilities, schools facing the problem of alcohol abuse by the pupils, early marriages and schools with collapsing structures like Kitabu primary school yet the enrolment is too much.
A make shift washroom at Kibirigha Primary School, Ihandiro Sub county, Kasese District 2012

6.3 Major high or low moments
  • Some schools have failed to buy small jericans for hand washing which is affecting the program.
  • High expectation of the school on the issue of hardware especially the construction of latrine facilities for the school
  • The absenteeism rates are still high because of the cotton growing in some areas of Kitabu, Kyarumba, and also on market days in Nyabugando, Mpondwe and Kisolholho schools.
  • Community vandalism of school property for example in Kibirigha primary school where the Rain harvesting tank has been repaired twice since the beginning of the CEP program.
  • Some schools like Nyamusule primary school and St. peters primary schools do not have female teachers to take lead in the girl child related issues like menstrual management issues

7.0 Lessons learnt
  • Some parents still have very low attitudes towards education as others send their children to school even without coming to the school to register them.
  • Most parents need constant sensitization for them to take part in the education of their children. KALI is planning a massive community sensitization to address this problem. That some parents send their children to school in fear of the law.


8.0 Key priority areas
8.1 LCB

·         Setting priorities of implementing all big programs of the assignment so as to follow up easily for the key result areas.
·         Continued sensitization on midday meals for the children using the radio talk shows, talking to the children themselves, engaging parents and also mainstreaming this in all other KALI programs.
·         Emphasis on hand washing as a way of curbing the related diseases in the schools.
·         Creating a violence free environment to retain children in school and also attract more children to the school.
·         Train women groups, teachers and selected pupils in making of low cost sanitary pads and conducting action research on menstrual hygiene management in selected schools.
8.2 SNV
·         Provide technical support in documentation of best practices
·         Engage and supervise KALI
·         Co-facilitate meetings and the workshops
·         Carry out overall process documentation


8.3 District Local Government
·         Support and commitment towards the Program
·         Provide (technical) support to the schools and sub counties
·         Carry out supervision and monitoring.

9.0 Conclusion
A number of activities have been implemented by KALI to start up the program at sub county and school level. This is basically to give ground for monitoring and also a basis for results to suit the set targets.


ANNEX
SAMPLE OF NYABUGANDO MENTORING WORK PLAN
MAIN GOAL
MENTORS ROLE
MENTEES ROLE
TIMELINE
Improving performance to atleast 4 grades in the up 2012 PLE results



ACTIVITY



Matching mentees to the mentors
The 3 selected mentors to help the mentees in this exercise
Mentees take part
30.07.2012
Introducing the mentoring process to the entire parents
Explaining the parents the essence of mentoring in relation to performance
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3rd 08. 2012
Mentors meeting their mentees
Create friendship at first interaction
Accepting friendship
17.08.2012
Continuous interaction of the mentors and mentees
Be able to listen to pupils issues and guide them to make positive decisions
Full participation and involvement in the mentoring process
On going
Making reports about mentoring- either oral or written
Be able to share experiences
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Monthly
Review meetings
Share challenges and experiences
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Once a term

MPONDWE WORK PLAN FOR SHC
ACTIVITY
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
DATES
Sensitization debate on sanitation and hygiene
Nema and Jamal
3/10/2012
Health parades and talks
Zakia and Rashidi
Every Wednesday
General cleanliness
Safina and Umari
Mondays and Thursdays
Digging a composit pit
Zaida and Godfrey
4/10/2012
Planting trees and flowers
Shamusi and Samusudini
October 12th 2012
Handwashing campaign
Barbra and Amdani
On 30th October 2012

 Approved by:

Ms. Beatrace Katusabe
Karambi Action for Life Improvement

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