THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI Malawi Government Ministry of Education, Science & Technology Malawi School WASH 2008 A Status Report on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Primary Schools ANNEXES School WASH Assessment Results JANUARY 2009 Malawi Population by District Legend I I Lakes I I Districts Pop perSq Km 0 - 200 200 -400 400 -700 r~i 700+ FOREWORD The importance of potable water, good sanitation facilities, and hygienic practices in national development has been recognized in most developed countries. Unfortunately, most developing countries, like Malawi, have in the past years not given or attached enough consideration to the provision of safe water, good sanitation facilities, and promotion of good hygienic practices. However, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology realizes that an investment of these services through the school system could go a long way in ensuring a healthy and productive nation. The need to have a national assessment on the water, sanitation, and hygiene in primary schools was expressed at different fora since 2002. The assessment was guided by issues raised in the National Water Policy (NWP, 2007) and the National Sanitation Policy (NSP, 2008). The analysis report represents a contribution to the realization of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS, 2006) and the National Education Sector Plan (NESP, 2008). It was felt that a lack of information on the status of water, sanitation, and hygiene in primary schools was hampering the ministry's efforts in ensuring the provision of these facilities in schools. On average we would require only around 10 US Dollars per school child to ensure provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in adequate quantities and quality and implement hygiene education in all schools. This target is achievable considering that there are many duty bearers. In order to address the gaps identified by the survey, it is important that there is strong collaboration and partnership among the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development; Ministry of Health and Population Services; and Ministry of Gender, Child Welfare, and Community Services. In addition, it is expected that the private sector would play its role by investing in the area of water, sanitation, and hygiene in the education sector. The main report presents the status of School WASH at present; what the Ministry wants to achieve in the future; and the resources required to reach this vision. As the Ministry incorporates the indicators measured here into the Education Management Information System, we expect that this information will be reviewed and sharpened in successive years. These annexes represent a summary of the status of the districts with detailed data of water, sanitation and hygiene by school in each zone. It is hoped that this information will help District and Division Planners and other stakeholders contribute to the improvement of water, sanitation and hygiene in primary schools in Malawi. 2 MAP OF MALAWI 1 FOREWORD 2 ANNEX 1: NORTHERN DISTRICT 10 CH1TIPA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 11 Protected Water Sources 11 Drinking Water Quality 11 Hand Washing Facilities 11 Improved Sanitary Facilities 12 Improved Urinal Blocks 12 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 13 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Chitipa 14 KARONGA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 18 Protected Water Sources 18 Drinking Water Quality 18 Hand Washing Facilities 18 Improved Sanitary Facilities 19 Improved Urinal Blocks 19 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 20 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Karonga 21 LIKOMA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS .......... 25 Protected Water Sources 25 Drinking Water Quality 25 Hand Washing Facilities 25 Improved Sanitary Facilities 26 Improved Urinal Blocks 26 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 27 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Likoma 28 MZfMBA WORTH - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 23 Protected Water Sources: 29 Drinking Water Quality 29 Hand Washing Facilities 29 Improved Sanitary Facilities 30 Improved Urinal Blocks 30 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 31 School wash results - list of schools in Mzimba North 32 MZIMBA St' •• - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 38 Protected Water Sources 38 Drinking Water Quality 38 Hand Washing Facilities 38 Improved Sanitary Facilities 39 Improved Urinal Blocks 39 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 40 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Mzimba South 41 3 MZUZU CITY - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS .,...,.....,.,..,.,... 48 Protected Water Sources: 48 Drinking Water Quality 48 Hand Washing Facilities 48 Improved Sanitary Facilities 49 Improved Urinal Blocks 49 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 50 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Mzuzu City 51 NKHATA BAY - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 53 Protected Water Sources: 53 Drinking Water Quality 53 Hand Washing Facilities .' 53 Improved Sanitary Facilities 54 Improved Urinal Blocks 54 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 55 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Nkhata Bay 56 RUMPHi - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 61 Protected Water Sources 61 Drinking Water Quality 61 Hand Washing Facilities 61 Improved Sanitary Facilities 62 Improved Urinal Blocks 62 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 63 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Rumphi 64 ANNEX 2: CENTRAL EAST DIVISION 68 DOWA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 69 Protected Water Sources.... 69 Drinking Water Quality 69 Hand Washing Facilities 69 Improved Sanitary Facilities 70 Improved Urinal Blocks 70 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 71 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Dowa 72 Protected Water Sources 77 Drinking Water Quality 77 Hand Washing Facilities 77 Improved Sanitary Facilities 78 Improved Urinal Blocks 78 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 79 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Kasungu ' 80 Protected Water Sources 87 Drinking Water Quality 87 Hand Washing Facilities 87 Improved Sanitary Facilities 88 4 Improved Urinal Blocks 88 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 89 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Nkhotakota 90 NTCHISI - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS .,....,...„........,,.,.,,,,.,..................... 94 Protected Water Sources 94 Drinking Water Quality 94 Hand Washing Facilities 94 Improved Sanitary Facilities 95 Improved Urinal Blocks 95 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 96 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Ntchisi 97 SALIMA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 100 Protected Water Sources 100 Drinking Water Quality 100 Hand Washing Facilities 100 Improved Sanitary Facilities 101 Improved Urinal Blocks 101 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 102 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Salima 103 ANNEX 3: CENTRAL WEST DIVISION 108 DEDZA - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 107 Protected Water Sources 107 Drinking Water Quality: 107 Hand Washing Facilities 107 Improved Sanitary Facilities 108 Improved Urinal Blocks 108 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 109 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Dedza 110 LILONGWE CITY - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS.... .....115 Protected Water Sources 115 Drinking Water Quality: 115 Hand Washing Facilities 115 Improved Sanitary Facilities 116 Improved Urinal Blocks 116 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 117 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Lilongwe City 118 LILONGWE RURAL EAST - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 120 Protected Water Sources 120 Drinking Water Quality: 120 Hand Washing Facilities 120 Improved Sanitary Facilities 121 Improved Urinal Blocks 121 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 122 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Lilongwe Rural East 123 5 LILONGWE RURAL WEST - SCHOOL WAS-" HE SUITS .127 Protected Water Sources .........127 Drinking Water Quality: 127 Hand Washing Facilities - 127 Improved Sanitary Facilities ...128 Improved Urinal Blocks ...............128 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 129 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Lilongwe Rural West 130 MCHINJI - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS ..........135 Protected Water Sources 135 Drinking Water Quality: 135 Hand Washing Facilities 135 Improved Sanitary Facilities 136 Improved Urinal Blocks 136 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 137 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Mchinji 138 NTCHEU - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 142 Protected Water Sources 142 Drinking Water Quality: 142 Hand Washing Facilities 142 Improved Sanitary Facilities 143 Improved Urinal Blocks 143 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 144 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Ntcheu ....145 . ANNEX 4: SHIRE HIGHLANDS DIVISION 150 CHIRADZULU - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 151 Protected Water Sources 151 Drinking Water Quality 151 Hand Washing Facilities 151 Improved Sanitary Facilities 152 Improved Urinal Blocks 152 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 153 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Chiradzulu 154 MULANJE - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 156 Protected Water Sources 156 Drinking Water Quality 156 Hand Washing Facilities: 156 Improved Sanitary Facilities 157 Improved Urinal Blocks 157 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 158 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Mulanje 159 PHALOMBE - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS 162 Protected Water Sources 162 Drinking Water Quality 162 Hand Washing Facilities: 162 Improved Sanitary Facilities 163 6 Improved Urinal Blocks 163 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 164 School WASH Results - List of Schools in Phalombe 165 THYOLO - SCHOOL WASH RESULTS .»...,..,. 167 Protected Water Sources 167 Drinking Water Quality 167 Hand Washing Facilities 167 Improved Sanitary Facilities 168 Improved Urinal Blocks 168 Needs and Gaps - Cost Estimates 169 School wash results - list of schools in Thyolo 170 / :N=X 5: SOUTH EAST DIVISION 174 BALAKA DISTRICT 175 Protected Water Sources 1 75 Drinking Water Quality 175 Hand Washing Facilities 175 Improved Sanitary Facilities 176 Improved