Posted on August 13, 2010 by dietvorst
The water and sanitation facilities at Atono school, especially the girls' urinal, have attracted visitors from within Kenya and from Tanzania, Saudi Arabia and U.S.A. Photo: IRC/Ingeborg Krukkert
Mr Daniel Odhiambo is headmaster of the Atono School in Nyanza – one of only four schools in Kenya with urinals for girls. Netwas Kenya and IRC visited his school recently as part of a UNICEF Kenya study of 43 schools in four districts: Coast (Mombasa); Nyanza (Rachuonyo & Kisumu); Rift Valley (Kajiado); and North Eastern (Garissa). The aim of the study was to find out if the national Kenyan Ministry of Health standard ratio of 1 latrine to 25 girls and 1 toilet to 30 boys can be downgraded if the pupils also have access to urinals, and if so, what would be the new ratio.
This was a follow-up of 2004-2005 research on the enhancement of sanitation and hygiene for Kenya's school children, carried out by IRC together with seven partner organisations in Kenya. That study showed that school toilet standards were not being met.Sanitation and hygiene facilities at the school include:
- Two VIP toilets and a bathroom for teachers.
- Three toilets and a urinal for girls, and three toilets and a urinal for boys.
- Three handwashing vessels, one for each group, with soap.
- Three drinking vessels, one for each group.
- Soap for washing/cleaning the facilities
See a photo story about the water and sanitation improvements at Atono school.
Read more about girls' urinals in the SWASH+ report by Shannon McMahon entitled "Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Girls' Urinals".
Source: Source Bulletin, Aug 2010
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