Research, projects and case studies

Description of research and projects carried out by IRC; and links to other relevant research and case studies on WASH in schools.

6 years of school WASH research have come together!

SWASH+ is an action-research and advocacy project focused on increasing the scale, impact and sustainability of school water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in Kenya. Since September 2006, SWASH+ has worked in 185 primary schools in four districts in Nyanza Province, Kenya to identify challenges and analyse innovative solutions for sustaining school WASH. The project’s randomized controlled trials and numerous sub-studies have resulted in a compendium of journal articles, research reports, one-page research summaries, stories from the field, photo essays and videos now available on the new SWASH+ website.

Impact and sustainability of WASH in schools research

A study on the impact and sustainability of WASH in schools in Kenya and Kerala, 2006-2007, supported by UNICEF and carried out by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, NETWAS Network for Water and Sanitation, Nairobi, Kenya, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

UNICEF/IRC info-sharing project

Here you will find case studies on WASH in schools. They are the output of a joint project of UNICEF and IRC on global information sharing in support of UNICEF’s global leadership role for school sanitation and hygiene education (SSHE). Period: 2006

UNICEF India SSHE project

The School Sanitation and Hygiene Education programme in India stands to develop, test and successfully demonstrate replicable models for hygiene education, water supply and environmental sanitation in rural primary schools and pre-schools.

UNICEF/IRC 6 country project

UNICEF/IRC Global School Sanitation and Hygiene six country project, carried out by UNICEF offices in Nepal, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Colombia and Nicaragua, from 2000 - 2004. It was financed by the Dutch government. An assessment of the project was carried out at the end of 2005.