Project Appraisal Checklist

Name of community Date General information  Is the proposal complete?  Has it been signed by the school director and the Hygiene Committee chairperson? (might differ depending on the project setup)  Has the Ministry of Education certified or cosigned the proposal? School information  Is there a difference between the registered numbers of girl and boy students and the actual attendance numbers?  Does the proposal include all existing facilities (also if the water supply is just outside the school yard)? Facility requests  Has the school indicated its preferences for types of facilities?  If facilities already exist, is their rehabilitation or replacement considered in the proposal?  Do the proposed facilities meet all standards established by the project (child- friendly, gender appropriate, accessible for people with disabilities, environmentally sound, appropriate for the physical conditions and with proposed operation and maintenance plans)?  Are the numbers of toilets, hand washing facilities, and water points adequate for the current school population, as well as for the future school population?  Were representatives for all primary beneficiaries involved in the decisionmaking?  Have commitments been made for the provision of manual labor?  Has the proposed location of the facilities been indicated (preferably on a map)? Educational preferences  Has the current knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the school children been indicated?  If some kind of hygiene education is already in place, are the deficiencies in its methodology described?  Does the proposed approach for skills-based hygiene education meet the demand? Does it meet the needs related to girls, particularly adolescent girls?  Has the project been discussed and agreed upon with the children, teachers, parents, and community?  Have commitments been made on the use of the new methodology? Capital costs  Are the school’s estimates for cost and input accurate?  What are the total costs per student?  Is this amount within the acceptable range established by the project?  Have commitments been made on the financial contribution from the school? (optional)