Beneficiaries
5,325
Duration
31/07/17 > 31/01/2018
Total budget
$275,520
Multisector
Funding
Programme details
In 2015 and 2016, the school infrastructure in the 5 camps in the Tindouf region was severely affected by bad weather, which weakened or destroyed buildings made of adobe (mud bricks dried in the sun). UNICEF, UNHCR and their partners are working hard to rebuild and rehabilitate the school infrastructure.
The current latrines and sanitation systems in primary schools in the 5 wilayas are outdated and often unusable.To ensure hygienic conditions and sustainable access, the programme includes the construction of solid infrastructure that is easy to use and maintain, as well as hygiene education.
Two school structures will be rebuilt or rehabilitated, enabling 2,082 children (boys and girls aged 6 to 12) to benefit from educational facilities in good condition. Latrines and sanitation systems in 6 facilities will also be rebuilt or rehabilitated, enabling 5,325 children (boys and girls) and staff to benefit from health facilities in good condition.
As in previous projects, the emphasis will be on the technical characteristics and quality of the reconstruction work. On the basis of the experience acquired in this field, durability will take precedence in the choice of technical approach, quality of work and materials to guarantee both solidity and ease of maintenance.
To ensure that these structures meet the expectations of users, and that they are able to make them their own, TGH will pay particular attention to involving the various stakeholders in the programme (school heads, teachers, parents’ committees, the children themselves), as well as the authorities (wali, Ministry of Education). The importance of gender, which is essential in the school environment – particularly where toilets are concerned – as it has a direct impact on girls’ enrolment, will be taken into account by the installation of adapted latrines, which will prevent girls from having to go home and possibly not return to school.
Those latrines will all be fitted with locks (like the boys’ toilets), clearly separated from the boys’ latrines, and designed to take account of specific needs. Here again, to ensure that expectations are fully taken into account, the gender aspect will be discussed in advance with the authorities and teaching staff.
Access to water, which is essential for promoting hygiene and combating disease, will be provided in the rehabilitated infrastructure in order to break the chain of transmission of disease vectors. Hand-washing facilities will be included in the refurbishment, and soap will be made available.
