WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENEIN INDIA: SUPPORT MY SCHOOL

October 2012–September 2013 Report

World Vision’s Campaign

FOR EVERY CHILD

Prepared January 2014

© 2

013

Wor

ld V

isio

n

1 Campaign Report

Program Update

22,487

schoolchildren provided with access to clean

drinking water during fi scal year 2013.

230new and rehabilitated water points built at schools

49 hand-washing facilities constructed at schools

141 sanitation facilities built at schools

Program SummaryYour support is helping to strengthen the health and well-being of schoolchildren in India through access to life-saving clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene to prevent the spread of disease. In fi scal year 2013, India Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) helped improve the learning environment at 95 of 100 target schools with WASH services and school infrastructure improvements, as well as new playgrounds and play equipment. By installing wheelchair ramps, children with disabilities are now able to attend school with dignity.

School staff are reporting a direct impact in the lives of children. “The play materials, sanitation, and other facilities have really attracted the children to come and enjoy school. Attendance has increased,” said Headmaster Suresh Patel of Mangela Government Primary School. This report celebrates these and other achievements made possible because of your partnership with the people of India, World Vision, and program sponsor Coca-Cola.

WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

World Vision’s Campaign

FOR EVERY CHILD

INDIA

Fiscal Year 2013 Progress

FY13 Target: 253

FY13 Target: 141

FY13 Target: 49

100%

100%

% Met or Exceeded Target

© 2

013

Wor

ld V

isio

n

Campaign Report

LEGEND

WASH ADPs

CAPITAL CITY

MAJOR CITY

PROVINCE OR DISTRICT BOUNDARY

AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

MumbaiMumbaiMumbai

BangaloreBangaloreBangalore

DelhiDelhi

7

98 1

12133

4

5

2

10

11

14

6

1 AGRA 2 AMRI 3 BANGALORE OVC 4 BELLARY 5 CHITTOOR PALAKKAD 6 GURGAON 7 JABALPUR 8 JEEVAN ASHA

9 JAIPUR 10 JORHAT 11 NAGPUR 12 NORTH CHENNAI 13 SAIDAPET 14 VISAKHAPATTANAM

2

Goal and Outcomes

ONE-YEAR GOAL:Ensure access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene at

Increased access to improved

SANITATION facilities

Increased access to

sustainable and SAFE WATER

supply

Improved HYGIENE knowledge

and practices

School empowered to facilitate

SUSTAINABLE WASH

interventions

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

OUR STRATEGY World Vision focuses on partnering and community engagement as we bring clean water and improved sanitation to people around the world and help create fullness of life for children in need. We care about water, sanitation, and hygiene because more children die from illnesses caused by unsafe water as well as poor sanitation and hygiene than almost any other cause. World Vision is now the largest nongovernmental (NGO) provider of clean water in the developing world—reaching one new individual with clean water every 30 seconds. We are investing $400 million to address the global water crisis and reach 7.5 million people over six years.

India

100 SCHOOLS

This map shows World Vision WASH program areas in India.

Schoolchildren in Chennai, India, learn about the practice and value of handwashing through a puppet show.

Campaign Report3

In addition to developing 230 water points, India WASH installed 20 water purification plants to remove excess fluoride and make water safe for drinking.

Improved the playgrounds at 63 schools by leveling the land, providing sports equipment, and building slides, swings, badminton courts, and see-saws.

Renovated classrooms in 24 schools and repaired roofs on 15 schools. Campus walls and fences were built or repaired at 44 schools.

Trained more than 16,000 children on the importance of handwashing to prevent the spread of disease through campaigns at 63 schools. Educated 1,274 adolescent girls on personal health and hygiene.

Based on the individual needs at each school, India WASH Support My School provided the following:

• Access to drinking water

• Separate sanitation facilities for girls and boys

• Access to hand-washing stations

• Classroom and school renovations

• Playgrounds and sports equipment

• Water conservation awareness

During FY13, India WASH implemented school improvement as 95 schools in 14 Area Development Programs. Of these schools, 68 were assisted with improved drinking water and 77 schools were supported with improved sanitation facilities, benefi ting 22,487 students. Hygiene education conducted through the program also benefi ted 16,571 students.

One of the requirements of the India Education Department is that every school must have an active Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to monitor school activities and environmental safety for the children. As a sustainability strategy, in communities where World Vision supported school improvements, we met with PTA members at the onset of the project to outline the objectives. PTA members were later trained on the maintenance of school assets.

Another intervention that has proven eff ective is the construction of perimeter walls and fences around schools. Many of the targeted schools had been experiencing security issues, as most of these schools are located in low-income villages or slums. In an eff ort to secure these schools, a small portion of the program budget helped build and repair the fences and walls that protect the school campuses.

Activities

Annual Highlights

GLOBALLY, WORLD VISION REACHES A NEW PERSON WITH SAFE WATER EVERY 30 SECONDS.

4 Campaign Report

Th rough a dynamic public-private partnership, the India WASH Support My School program is helping revitalize hundreds of schools in some of the neediest areas in India into healthy and active learning environments.

A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONIndia WASH Support My School is the result of a dynamic partnership between Coca-Cola, World Vision, local government, and other nongovernmental organizations. The effort was first launched in 2011 to improve the health and well-being of children through basic school improvements. More than 100 schools were reached that first year. In FY13, World Vision joined Phase 2 of Support My School, as the vision was cast to improve an additional 100 schools.

Support My School targets improvements at government schools in some of the neediest communities, with poor access to water and sanitation. As facilities are completed, they are handed over to education departments during a dedication ceremony in the presence of local government officials, regional Coca-Cola representatives, and World Vision staff, along with schoolchildren, teachers, and community members.

© 2

013

Wor

ld V

isio

n

Activities

FY13Target

FY13Achieved

Activities1 Successful boreholes or shallow wells 16 162 Successful water points from mechanized wells, springs, rainwater harvesting, and other systems 213 1903 Nonfunctioning water points rehabilitated 24 244 Schools mobilized for water related activities 71 71

Activities1 Improved sanitation facilities in schools built or subsidized by World Vision 141 141

OUTCOMES 3: Improved hygiene practicesActivities

1 Schools trained in hygiene practices, benefits, and technologies 100 632 Hand washing facilities built by World Vision 49 49

Activities1 WASH committees formed or reactivated 24

Intervention

OUTCOME 1: Access to safe water

OUTCOME 2: Access to improved sanitation

OUTCOME 4: Community capacity building to sustain WASH interventions

Campaign Report5

Long-Term Impact

24 WASH committees

During f iscal year 2013:

were formed or reactivated.

World Vision partners with schools for the long-term success and sustainability of wells and water points. In schools where a water point is installed in India, teachers and students are empowered to form WASH committees to manage their water systems. Community ownership and emphasis on water point maintenance and repair have been successful in creating water sources that continue to fl ow long after we leave.

During FY13, 24 school WASH committees were formed, and the program plans to establish WASH committees in each school where renovations have been done because the formation of WASH committees is vital to the sustainability of facility renovations.

Lessons Learned

Th roughout the year, challenges with fi nding appropriate technical expertise at the local level, as well as securing and maintaining good contractors, were consistent issues. It was diffi cult to secure engineers to create the small-scale designs for the project. Additional support in the design of structures would have helped save time and money.

Th e engagement of the education department was important for the success of each school renovation project. To help accomplish this objective, in each community, World Vision ADP staff had detailed discussions with schoolteachers and education department staff at the start of each school project before

construction work began. Because of this intentional collaboration, support from the education department and the school management committees was signifi cant during project implementation.

In spite of challenges faced by the program, by the end of the fi scal year, 95 of 100 schools were supported with improvements, and World Vision is currently fi nishing work in the fi ve remaining schools.

Th e timely help of World Vision through the Support My School campaign has changed our school completely. We have proper toilets, drinking water platform, a drainage system in place, and there is no security issue …”

—Sneha Lata, teacher at Government Primary School Firoj Gandhi

School WASH committees, comprised of students and staff, exist to ensure the long-term maintenance of WASH facilities.

Campaign Report6

—Praveen, 12, student at Sawarda Government Senior Secondary School

Young Praveen is one example of the many children with disabilities in India who struggle to stay clean and safe while doing something as basic as using the toilet. Though Praveen’s wheelchair gave him the freedom to move around his school campus, lack of a wheelchair ramp and toilet railings in the bathroom made a visit to the toilet embarrassing and unsafe.

Clean water and sanitation facilities in schools improve the learning environment, affecting enrollment, retention, and ultimately achievement of educational goals. As reported by UNICEF, more than 70 percent of government schools in rural India do not have proper functioning toilets, and this results in the low enrollment and retention of students in higher grades.

Praveen, 12, is a World Vision sponsored child in India. He has been affected by polio since birth, and as a result, he lost the use of both legs. Attending to nature’s call is a challenge for him, and the absence of a clean, dry toilet and a ramp for his wheelchair to enter the bathroom makes that task even harder.

Praveen recalled “There was no ramp, so I have to crawl, using my hands, into the toilet, and when it rains it’s a nightmare because I have to crawl through the muddy

“I have to crawl, using my hands, into the toilet, and when it rains it’s a nightmare … By the time I come back to class, my clothes, hands, and whole body will be dirty and wet.”

water and then reach the toilet. By the time I come back to class, my clothes, hands, and whole body will be dirty and wet.”

With your help, the India WASH Support My School program completed renovations at the Sawarda Government Senior Secondary School, including construction of separate toilets for girls and boys. This intervention benefited more than 270 students studying at the school, one of whom was Praveen. Today, Praveen has access to a clean, dry toilet with handrails and a wheelchair ramp, so he can safely use the bathroom with dignity.

Inclusion of children with disabilities is a central part of World Vision’s mission and an important aspect of the India WASH Support My School program. This year, 150 students with disabilities benefited from WASH facilities through the program, including disability-adapted bathrooms in 28 schools.

New facilities bring dignity to disabled children

© 2

013

Wor

ld V

isio

n

Activity DescriptionFiscal Year-to-Date

SpendingFiscal Year Budget

Program-to- Date Spending

Access to Safe WaterTesting of Water Quality 10,046 4,567 10,957 Tanks, Pipes, Taps, Borewells, 78,407 84,934 78,407 Awareness - Potable Drinking Water 7,387 2,333 7,387 Improve Sanitation and HygieneWASH Committee in School 2,396 540 2,396 Sanitation for Boys and Girls 344,810 260,929 344,810 World Handwashing Day 1,556 3,027 1,556 Soap in School Toilets - 500 - Menstrual Hygiene Management 147 1,337 147 Community Champions for Hygiene 187 555 187 Awareness - Rainwater Harvesting 2,872 3,115 2,872 Rainwater Harvesting - Sanita 10,899 17,552 10,899 School Management Committee Established/Strengthened 1,113 7,623 1,113 Meeting SMC and Local Government 3,902 1,379 3,902 Child Protection/Abuse/Rights 15 2,995 15 Compound Wall/Fence/Roof 264,514 223,146 264,514 White Washing - School Walls 64,247 125,549 64,247 Lawn and Tree Plantating 4,779 25,449 4,779 Hiring of Civil Engineer 1,900 11,500 1,900 Developing Play Area 19,906 13,543 19,906 Provision of Play Material 8,198 36,711 8,198 Total Net 827,282 827,284 828,193 Quality Assurance 57,910 57,910 57,973 Management and Fundraising 221,298 221,298 221,542 Total Overhead 279,208 279,208 279,515 TOTAL 1,106,490 1,106,492 1,107,708

7 Campaign Report

Fiscal year 2013 is from October 2012 through September 2013.

PROGRAM SPENDING

Fiscal year-to-date spending expressed as a percentage of the fiscal year 2013 budget

SUMMARY

Financials

IND

14FE

CR

EP-W

ASH

_FY1

3ann

ual_

01/1

5/14

© 2

014

Wor

ld V

isio

n, In

c.

P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063-9716www.worldvision.org

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

ACCESS TO SAFE WATER

IMPROVED SANITATION & HYGIENE

SPENT $95,841 (104%)

FISCAL YEAR BUDGET $91,834

SPENT $731,441 (99%)

FISCAL YEAR BUDGET $735,450