🚽 Exciting Progress in WASH: Toilets Making the Grade School Project! 🚽
On Monday, 30th September 2024, we successfully launched the Toilets Making the Grade (TMG) school project and competition, —marking the beginning of an exciting journey to transform WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) practices in schools across Lusaka District! 🎉 The enthusiasm and passion shown by the Ministry of Education through the District Education Board Secretary and the school Zonal Headteachers were truly inspiring! 🙌✨
Our aim is to motivate and empower schools to create sustainable, locally driven solutions for clean and safe sanitation facilities. 🚸💧This project is all about engaging the school management, pupils, parents, plumbers, cleaners and sanitation workers in the schools to work together in creating innovative and sustainable solutions to improve WASH facilities within their schools.
Through the establishment and mentoring of School WASH Committees, the TMG project and competition shifts the responsibility from external interventions to solutions developed by the schools themselves, with the active involvement of their communities. This approach ensures true ownership, sustainability, and long-lasting impact! 🌱💪
The competition is now open, and we encourage schools in Lusaka District to apply! Help us spread the word to all schools or learn more and submit your application at https://lnkd.in/d3NWzGjA
The project is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through the Chevening Alumni Project Fund, a project fund that supports implementation of impact projects by the alumni globally.
A huge thank you to our partners @the Ministry of Education in Zamba, German Toilet Organization, Chevening Alumni Association of Zambia, Lusaka Water Security Initiative, CaDev_Capacity Development, BORDA Zambia, GIZ Zambia (@NatuRes team), @Lusaka City Council @East African Network for Women in Basic sciences, African Women Sanitation Professionals Network-Zambia Chapter and everyone who participated in making this milestone a success. Together, we can create a healthier, cleaner future for our children! 🚸💧
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