| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
Percentage of schools with:Basic drinking waterBasic sanitation or toiletsOf which single sex toilets |
48% 39% 73% |
| Literacy rate for youth (15 - 24 years old) | 50 |
| Primary education completion rate | 30 |
| Secondary education completion rate | 3 |
| Gender parity rate in secondary schools competition (number of females to male) | 0.30 |
Source
Global Education Monitoring Report, Education for People and Planet: Creating Sustainable Solutions for All. UNESCO, 2016. Paris, FR.Partners
- Ministry of Education through the Directorate of the Promotion of Girl’s Education and Gender in the primary, post primary and secondary levels (DPEIEFPG, MENA, MESS).
- Ministry of Water and Sanitation though the General Directorate for Sanitation.
- Regional and Provincial Directorates for Education.
- WaterAid, SNV.
- Barka Fondation.
- International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC).
IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE
Under WinS4Girls, UNICEF worked with ministries of education and other partners at national level (typically through MHM Working Groups) to develop and promote a MHM intervention package informed by the WinS4Girls formative research.
Depending on the country, the intervention packages have taken different forms in response to the diverse needs expressed by girls, their teachers, and their families during the research. For example, they may include national or sub-national policies and guidelines; learning and communication materials; and training modules for teachers, health workers, and peer educators. In some cases, the package has included infrastructure development and pad production or distribution.
The package includes the following:
- Communication tools / IEC materials: a booklet, a guide and two posters. The booklet gives general information on puberty and MHM to girls to increase their knowledge and provide them with practical information on MHM.
- The MHM activity guide provides instructions for six suggested activities that schools could implement to create a safe space for discussion about girls’ needs and to improve schools’ capacity to initiate actions on MHM for them.
- Two posters provide information to increase awareness of male teachers and school boys on menstruations to encourage their support for girls.
- A MHM training manual was drafted and a module on MHM for teachers’ trainings developed to develop capacity to create safe, girl-friendly learning environments.
- An integrated communication plan (ICP) was drafted in collaboration with the working group for improving community awareness and to explain the importance of MHM to communities and girls who are out of school.
Research
The main goal of this research was to investigate and establish the extent of the challenges facing girls in relation to MHM in schools. Specifically, the aim was to identify the challenges facing girls in terms of MHM in schools, analyze the causes of the challenges, and develop appropriate recommendations to meet the needs of girls.
On top of the aforementioned basic package materials, the fund also contributed in providing 60 schools with new hand washing facilities, hygiene kits made of brooms and buckets for a cleaner school environment and the distribution of MHM emergency kits made of reusable pads. Furthermore, in collaboration with the implementing partner and other donor’s contributions, the project financed the construction of latrines conceived to facilitate girls’ menstrual hygiene management.