June 2015 Final Technical Report of Teacher’s Guide to Integrating the SPLASHWASH inProject Schools in Zambia Revised and resubmitted July 19, 2016 Ministry of Education Science, Vocational Training and Early Education i WASHplus project supports healthy households and communities by creating and delivering interventions that lead to improvements in WASH and household air pollution (HAP). This multi- year project (2010-2016), funded through USAID’s Bureau for Global Health and led by FHI 360 in partnership with CARE and Winrock International, uses at-scale programming approaches to reduce diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections, the two top killers of children under age 5 globally. Recommended Citation WASHplus, 2015. Final Report of the SPLASH Project in Zambia. Washington D.C., USA. USAID/WASHplus Project. Acknowledgments Thanks to all the SPLASH team members who contributed to this final report. It was truly a team effort. Contact Information WASHplus 1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20009 www.washplus.org 202.884.8000 This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health under terms of Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-10-00040. The contents are the responsibility of the WASHplus Project, implemented by FHI 360 with CARE and Winrock International as core partners. The contents are the responsibility of FHI 360 and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. ii Acronyms APM Area Pump Menders CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation COP Communities of Practice CPD Continuous Professional Development DDCC District Development Coordinating Committee DEBS District Education Board Secretary DHID Department of Housing and Infrastructure Development DRCC District Resource Center Coordinator D-WASHE District Water Sanitation & Hygiene Education EMMP Environmental Monitoring & Mitigation Plan EMMR Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Report GRZ Government of the Republic of Zambia INSET In-Service Education Training M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCDMCH Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health MESVTEE Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education MGE Ministry of General Education MHD Menstrual Hygiene Day MHM Menstrual Hygiene Management MLGH Ministry of Local Government and Housing MOH Ministry of Health MOU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Nongovernmental Organization NWTWG National WASH Technical Working Group O&M Operations and Maintenance ODF Open Defecation Free PEO Provincial Education Officer PST Provincial Support Team PTA Parent–Teacher Association RWSSP Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program SHN School Health and Nutrition SLTS School-Led Total Sanitation SO Strategic Objective SPLASH Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene SPRINT School Program for In-Service for the Term USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VIP Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WASHE Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education WFS WASH-Friendly School 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Organization of the Report ...................................................................................................................... 8 2. Background and Overview ............................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 WASH in Schools in Zambia: Situational Analysis ........................................................................... 8 2.2 SPLASH Contribution to USAID/Zambia Development Objective and SO6 (Education) .. 9 2.3 Design Process and Implementation History ................................................................................. 10 2.4 Organizing Principles (Framework for Sustainability) ................................................................. 10 2.5 Implementation Strategy ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.5.1 Implementers and Partners ........................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Organization and Management .......................................................................................................... 15 2.6.1 Staffing and Location of Offices ................................................................................................... 15 2.6.2 Support from WASHplus ................................................................................................................. 16 2.7 Special Initiatives ....................................................................................................................................... 16 2.7.1 Inclusive School WASH .................................................................................................................... 16 2.7.2 Partnerships Development ............................................................................................................. 16 2.7.3 Innovative Technologies .................................................................................................................. 16 2.7.4 Operations Research ........................................................................................................................ 16 3. Summary Table of Indicators, Life of Project Targets, and Results ............................................. 17 4. Task Areas: Activities, Achievements, Lessons Learned .................................................................. 18 4.1 TASK AREA ONE: IMPROVED ACCESS TO WASH FACILITIES ................................................... 18 4.1.1 Water Supply (borehole drilling, hand pumps, rehabilitation, force lift to tanks, drinking water facilities, water quality testing) ................................................................................. 18 4.1.2 Sanitation (latrine design, latrine construction and community contributions, washrooms design and construction) ................................................................................................... 18 4.1.3 Handwashing Facilities (tippy taps, permanent facilities) ................................................... 19 Lessons Learned (water, sanitation, handwashing facilities)......................................................... 19 4.2 TASK AREA TWO: ADOPTION OF BETTER HYGIENE PRACTICES ............................................ 20 4.2.1 School-Led Total Sanitation/WASH-Friendly Schools ........................................................... 20 4.2.2 Integrating WASH in the School Curriculum ........................................................................... 21 4.2.3 School WASH Clubs .......................................................................................................................... 22 4 4.3 TASK AREA THREE: STRENGTHENING WASH IN SCHOOLS GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS .. 23 4.3.1 School Level – PTAs, School WASHE Committees .................................................................. 23 4.3.2 Provincial/District Level – P/D-WASHE and DEBS, Auditors .............................................. 24 4.3.3 Operations & Maintenance – Systems and Sustainability .................................................. 26 4.4 TASK AREA FOUR: IMPROVING WASH IN SCHOOLS POLICIES .............................................. 28 4.4.1 National – Curriculum, SHN Policy Revisions, TWGs ........................................................... 28 4.4.2 Provincial – School Monitoring Tool with WASH/MHM Sections ..................................... 28 4.4.3 District – Strategic Plans and Budgets ....................................................................................... 28 4.5 TASK AREA FIVE: STRENGTHENING CAPACITY OF LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ............. 29 4.5.1 Area Pump Menders – Training and Support .......................................................................... 29 4.5.2 Local Artisans and Vendors – Training, Support, and Economic Empowerment ......... 30 5. MONITORING and EVALUATION ............................................................................................................ 31 5.1 Monitoring Approach/Plan ................................................................................................................... 31 5.2 Development, Use, Sustainability of SPLASH Database/Water Point Mapper .................. 32 5.3 Evaluation: Baseline and Endline (Key Results) .............................................................................. 32 6. Research Studies ............................................................................................................................................ 32 6.1 School WASH Outcomes Study – Key Results and Link to Report ........................................ 32 6.2 MHM Study – Key Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations, and Link ............................. 33 6.3 Emory Studies (Children as Change Agents, Hydration) ............................................................ 33 7. Knowledge Management, Documentation, and Communication .............................................. 35 7.1 Approach and Activities (participatory materials development, documentation international days