School Sanitation and Hygiene Education IRC Publications
Overview of available IRC publications on School Sanitation and Hygiene Education.
Strengthening Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools: A WASH guidance manual with a focus on South Asia
09 Apr 10
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools programmes are globally recognised as essential to promoting children’s right to health.This book is meant for managers and trainers involved in such programmes. It provides information on a number of essential topics and it also contains relevant activity sheets.
Read more or download TP53_WASH_in_Schools_10.pdf (5.6 MB)
Towards Effective Programming for WASH in Schools: A manual on scaling up programmes for water, sanitation and hygiene in schools
19 Sep 07
This manual deals with school water, sanitation and hygiene education. It describes many of the elements needed for scaling up programmes for water, sanitation and hygiene in schools while ensuring quality and sustainability.
The manual is meant for government, UNICEF and other (I)NGO staff responsible for programming WASH in Schools.
Read more or download TP 48 WASH Schools_07.pdf (2.5 MB)
The Joy of Learning: Participatory lesson plans on hygiene, sanitation, water, health and the environment
14 Oct 05
This guide is meant for teachers and others who want to design participatory learning activities on hygiene and sanitation. It is divided into two parts: theory and lesson plans. The lesson plans are organised into three sections: hygiene (including personal and food hygiene), sanitation and water.
Read more or download TP45_Joy_05.pdf (2.0 MB)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Schools: Roundtable Proceedings and Framework for Action
08 Aug 05
This publication is a report of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schools Roundtable meeting, which took place in Oxford, UK, 24-26 January 2005.
Read more or download UNICEF-IRC_Oxford_Roundtabl.pdf (1.9 MB)
School Sanitation and Hygiene Education: Symposium Proceedings & Framework for Action
28 Feb 05
These proceedings are for people who are interested in school sanitation and hygiene education (SSHE). The document has been written, in effect, by 19 professionals who contributed papers and/or made presentations at the SSHE symposium held in Delft, The Netherlands from 8-10 June, 2004.
Read more or download SSHE_sym_proceedings.pdf (1.0 MB)
Life skills-based hygiene education
29 Jun 04
A guidance document on concepts, development and experiences with life skills-based hygiene education in school sanitation and hygiene education programmes
Read more or download TP42_life_skills.pdf (737.4 kB)
The Worth of SSHE
15 Jun 04
School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) is a very attractive issue, not only from a political perspective but also from a social one. A focus on school sanitation affirms the fact that children have a right to basic facilities such as school toilets, safe drinking water, clean surroundings and information on hygiene.
Read more or download SSHE_cases_draft.pdf (264.2 kB)
Child-Friendly Hygiene and Sanitation Facilities in Schools
24 May 04
The aim of this booklet is to promote a creative child-oriented linkage between hygiene promotion and the design of hygiene and sanitation facilities.
Read more or download TP44_Child_Friendly.pdf (2.3 MB)
Manual sobre saneamiento e higiene en la escuela
01 Dec 03
En muchos países existe una alta prevalencia de enfermedades relacionadas con el agua y el saneamiento, que causan en la población y particularmente en los niños, mucho dolor e inclusive la muerte. Los comportamientos higiénicos mejorados son esenciales para cortar las rutas de transmisión de estas enfermedades. Mientras que una apropiada educación en higiene puede incentivar la intención de cambiar ciertos comportamientos higiénicos, para la mayoría de ellos se hacen necesarias las instalaciones de agua y saneamiento, de tal manera que la gente pueda transformar la intención en un cambio real.
Read more or download manualsshes.pdf (453.7 kB)
Sanitation Policies
03 Sep 03
The absence of supportive policies to provide the basis for planning and implementing sanitation programmes is a missing link to improving coverage at a large scale. This TOP focuses on policies designed and implemented to effectively close this gap.
Read more or download sanpolicy.pdf (111.2 kB)
