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SSHE Concept Paper India

Updated - Monday 24 May 2004

Year of publication: 2001

SSHE Concept Paper India

Contents

  1. A shared vision for a clean and healthy world
  2. Defining school sanitation and hygiene education (SSHE)
  3. SSHE experience: a world-wide movement
  4. India: Water and sanitation coverage in India
  5. Policy and programming
  6. Education: issues and hygiene education
  7. Health: issues and hygiene education
  8. Organisational and management issues
  9. Facilities: issues regarding quality and standards
  10. Conclusion
    References

Conclusion

There are major links between school sanitation and hygiene education and development. If SSHE continues to improve in India, various health, social and economic benefits would also accrue. Besides the number of deaths which would be avoided, children will have the chance for a better education. Increasing number and standard of school latrine facilities would decrease the dropout rates especially for adolescent girls. Together, these improvement would also result in increased personal dignity and a greater sense of national pride. No other single intervention could do so much to improve health and socio-economic development.

More research in needed to solve the following SSHE problems specifically regarding

Hygiene promotion techniques which emphasis the role of the child. Until now little research exists focusing on the various types of techniques which could be used to promote hygiene education specifically related to the school child.

Technical designs for difficult water and sanitation conditions as some schools require special attention due to high water table areas, hard-rock areas or other difficult topographical issues. More focus should also be placed on recycling options for excreta, solid and liquid wastes.

National level work on legislation, policy and guidelines which should focus on increasinginter-sectoral collaboration between the various stakeholders in SSHE. This would include research and development in SSHE, technical designs and hygiene promotion techniques.

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