1. UNICEF SUPPORT TO SCHOOL WATER AND SANITATION
SHEP WORKSHOP SOGAKOPE 18–20 SEPTEMBER 2007 Abednego Chigumbu Sanitation and Hygiene Officer

2. UNICEF PROGRAMMES IN GHANA: 2006-2009
Agreement signed with govt to implement the following programmes:-
Health and Nutrition Programme
Education Programme
Protection Programme
Advocacy, Communication, Monitoring and Analysis Programme
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3. HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMME
Has 4 projects, namely
Child Health
PMTCT
Nutrition
WASH
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4. PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Programme implementation is through :-
Government Ministries and Agencies
Partner NGOs
Academic institutions
Research institutions
Private institutions
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5. COUNTERPART MDAs MLGRDE GES GHS MWRWH MOWAC GSS CWSA Social Welfare
Dept of Comm Dev
RCCs
DAs
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6. UNICEF SHEP PROGRAMME
Activities agreed with GES-SHEP during annual reviews
Support is at all levels – National, Regional, District, School
School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project
Covers 4 districts in NR and 2 Districts in UER
Northern Region support has now been extended to 9 districts
HIV/AIDS Alert School Project
Targets five Regions –CR, ER, NR, UWR
So far 3 Regions have been covered – ER, UER, UWR
Involves teachers and students in Schools
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7. CHILD-TO-CHILD APPROACH
Identifying a local health issue and understanding it well
Finding out more about the health issue
Discussing what's been found out and planning action
Taking action
Evaluation: discussing results
Discussing how we can be more effective next time and sustain action
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8. SHEP ACTIVITIES
Institutional capacity building at regional and district level
Support for school hygiene promotion
Safe water delivery
Sanitation and hand washing facilities
Printing and distribution of school health and hygiene materials and life skills materials
Baseline study for water sanitation and hygiene facilities
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9. REGIONAL APPROACH Support to Regional level SHEP
Regional SHEP Committee
Logistics and other resources
Support to district SHEP
District SHEP Committees
Collaboration with other players in school health
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10. Thank you for your attention
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11. HIV/AIDS ALERT SCHOOL PROJECT ACTIVITIES
The Model is implemented on three pillars.
Teacher-led Pillar
Child-led Pillar
School-Community-Directed Pillar
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12. TEACHER-LED PILLAR
Implemented so far in JSS and Primary Schools in ER, UER, UWR
All teachers trained in the integrated HIV and AIDS Curriculum
Teachers teach children using subject areas
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13. CHILD-LED PILLAR
Implemented so far only in JSS Schools in ER, UER, UWR
Youth clubs formed in all the schools with School Health Teacher as patron
Peer education training completed in all schools
School health teachers trained together with children
Pupils organise education sessions among themselves
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14. SCHOOL COMMUNITY PILLAR
Aims at educating SMCs and PTAs during their meetings
External facilitators will provide HIV/AIDS information and services
A manual will be used for community education
Currently manual being reviewed for printing
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15. SUSTAINING AND MOTIVATING INTEREST
National media campaign
Award certification system
Assessment
Supplies
Documentation
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