1. CSTL Sharing Meeting 2014 Water and sanitation
Olivier Théodule Razafindranovona
Madagascar
Southern Sun O.R. Tambo - Johannesburg, South Africa
17-20 November 2014

2. Presentation outline Programme description Achievements Challenges
Opportunities
Key lessons learnt

3. School, source of information on water, sanitation and hygiene
Background and rationale
More than half of Malagasy children suffer from diseases caused by unsafe water, such as diarrhea
3.5 million school days missed by learners

4. School, source of information on water, sanitation and hygiene (2)
Background and rationale
High repetition rate
Low completion rate
Transformation of school into a reference for hygiene education

5. School, source of information on water, sanitation and hygiene (3)
Objectives: EFA and MDG
Educate Malagasy children on hygiene and health practices
Adopt responsible behaviours towards water, sanitation and hygiene
Reduce absenteism
Optimise learning time

6. School, source of information on water, sanitation and hygiene (4)
Adopted strategies
Mainstreaming of learning on water in the SVT, FFMOM and other subjects
Application at school and in daily life of water management and usage principles

7. School, source of information on water, sanitation and hygiene (5)
Adopted strategies
Extention of good practices to society (peers and parents)
Development of simple devices
Call to partners for the construction of infrastructures as per standards applicable (toilets and handwashing stations)

8. Achievements
Distribution of a Guide on water, sanitation and hygiene at school
Diffusion of teaching manual for teachers
Capacity building of school community and setting up of handwashing stations and toilets in schools with the support of WATERAID and other NGOs

9. Challenges
Low access to water, sanitation and hygiene (low number of schools having access to water and toilets)
High number of FRAM teachers without basic teacher training (666,336 in , or 70% of primary school teachers)
Lack of State financial resources

10. Opportunities Adoption of the Diorano Wash strategy
Implementation of the WASH friendly school by various development partners including WaterAid NGO
Programme “Child Friendly Schools” implemented by UNICEF
Availability of capacity building guide

11. Lessons learnt
The success of the programme depends on community participation and parents buy-in into the programme
The school is a centre for the spread of good practices towards society
Children’s well-being is a driving force for its success, and therefore development of society

12. Thank you

13. Comments and Questions from the Floor & Other Panellists.