UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION …

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SCHOOL WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (SWASH) 2012 -2017

AMREF BCC BEST CBOs CCIs CSOs D by D DED DEO DHO DPS DWE DWST ECOSAN EMIS ESDP HESAWA HIV/AIDS IEC LGAs M&E MDAs MDGs MEO MIS MKUKUTA MoCDGC MoFEA MoU MoEVT MoHSW MoWI MTEF MUHAS NAWAPO NGO NSCSH NSHC NTCSSH NWSDP OPD PEDP

ABBREVIATIONS

African Medical Research Foundation Behavioral Change Communication Basic Education Statistics Tanzania Community-based organization Cross Cutting Issues Civil Society Organisations Decentralization by Devolution District Executive Director District Education Officer District Health Officer Director of Preventive Services District Water Engineer District Water Supply and Sanitation Team Ecological Sanitation Education Management Information System Education Sector Development Programme Health Sanitation and Water Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Information Education Communication Local Government Authorities Monitoring and Evaluation Ministries Departments and Agencies Millennium Development Goals Municipal Education Officer Management Information System Mkakati wa Kukuza Uchumi na Kupunguza Umaskini Tanzania Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Memorandum of Understanding Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Ministry of Water and Irrigation Medium Term Expenditure Framework Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences National Water Policy Non- Governmental Organization National Steering Committee on Sanitation and Hygiene National Sanitation and Hygiene Committee National Technical Committee on School Sanitation and Hygiene National Water Sector Development Program Out Patient Department Primary Education Development Program

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PMO-RALG PHAST RWST SEDP SNV SWASH SWASHP SWOT/C TASAF TWG UN UNICEF WASH WDC WHO WSDP WSP/WB

Prime Minister's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Participatory Hygiene And Sanitation Transformation Regional Water Supply and Sanitation Team Secondary Education Development Program Netherland Development Organization School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats/ Challenges Tanzania Social Action Fund Technical Working Group United Nations United Nations Children's Fund Water Sanitation And Hygiene Ward Development Committee World Health Organization Water Sector Development Program Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank

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FOREWORD The Government of Tanzania has been implementing Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP I) 2002 -2006 and Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP I) since 2004 -2009. The main objectives been making education more accessible and improving its quality to all school children. While significant success has been made in extending access, improving quality remains a challenge. The increase of number of schools is inversely proportional with the increase of sanitation facilities. The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) has defined clearly the standards for school sanitation facilities. These standards include setting latrines with the ratio of one drop hole per 20 girls and one per 25 boys. In 2009, UNICEF, Water Aids and SNV carried out a survey (2009) to find out the existence situation and standards of WASH facilities in schools. Survey revealed that most of the schools have not met these standards. This situation has prompted the MoEVT to join effort with Development Partners to design a School Wash and Hygiene (SWASH) program in scaling up the sanitation facilities in schools. In order to embark in this situation and bring effective implementation of the SWASH program strategic plan was necessary to be developed.

The SWASH Strategic plan aim at enhancing the provision of adequate safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities as well as improving the academic performance, school attendance and overall health of school children. It will act as a guide to various stakeholders including the Government, Development Partners, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations Communities and others to work together towards attainment of better healthy learning environment among school children.

The development of this strategic plan took advantage of the on-going initiatives of Primary and Secondary School Development Program (PEDP & SEDP) which apart from raising enrolment they aim at improving the quality of education as whole. It also recognizes the support from a range of players who complements the national and regional efforts in implementing SWASH. Furthermore, the disease burden in developing countries due to diseases primarily related to poor Sanitation and Hygiene has rendered the global community to give WASH a considerable priority. For instance, the inclusion of Sanitation in MDGs (goal 7) and MKUKUTA is the evidence of the International and National commitment to improve the performance in the education sub-sector. It is reported that 60-80% of OPD cases in health facilities are due to water borne and sanitation related diseases. Therefore, the development of this strategic plan among others will play a key role in preventing WASH related diseases to school children and the community at large. In so doing the absenteeism brought about by WASH related diseases will dramatically be contained leading to maximization of attendances and hence academic performance in schools. Although this strategic plan has a span of five years from 2012 ? 2017, it is expected that after two years of implementation, a review will be carried out to adapt changes based on experience learnt.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The development of School WASH strategic plan involved various stakeholders including sectoral representatives, Development Partners (DPs), international, National and NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and other actors. Their tireless efforts and time during the development of this strategic plan has contributed to its finalization. This document will be used as a guide in responding to various challenges facing SWASH. The government of Tanzania would like to thank UNICEF for their immense support in financing the development of this document. Also we would like to acknowledge other supporters like WaterAid and SNV - Netherlands Development Organization who assisted the initial stages in carrying the school WASH mapping survey that was used as a baseline data. This exercise would not have been possible without the proper coordination of sector ministries; Ministry of Health and Social Welfare(MoHSW), Ministry of Water(MoW), Ministry of Education and Vocational Training(MoEVT) and the Prime Minister's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government(PMORALG) The MoEVT strongly appreciates the contribution made by Assistant Director of Environmental Health Services Mr. Elias Chinamo (MoHSW), Assistant Director of Sanitation Eng. Aman Mafuru (MoW), SWASH Coordinators Theresia Kuiwite (MoEVT) and Odilia Mushi (PMORALG) for the preparation of the initial document and in collaboration with other technical members from the same sector ministries and other experts from NGOs for its finalization. Finally but not least in importance, the MoEVT is indebted to nobody except Ms. Sarah House from UNICEF with her great contribution and advisory role during the whole process.

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