Safe, clean and age-appropriate sanitation facilities are a basic human right for anyone but it is estimated that over 620 million children worldwide do not have access to basic sanitation services in school – the majority in sub-Saharan Africa. For many, this is combined with a lack of access to clean water for drinking and washing hands. For children, but girls especially, a lack of decent hygiene facilities discourages them from attending school and from completing their education.

A key focus of our work is to invest in WASH facilities to ensure that all our partner schools are equipped with sufficient, high-quality toilets and can provide basic water, sanitation and hygiene services. We construct Ventilated Improved Pit-Latrine (VIP) style toilets which include separate facilities for girls and boys and for different age groups and staff, and hand-washing facilities. We also install high-capacity rainwater harvesting systems.