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School WASH Projects

School WASH Projects

Reporting Organization:Change for Children
Total Budget ($CAD): $ 10,000
Timeframe:November 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Status:Completion
Contact Information: Lorraine Swift
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles

Reporting Organization

Change for Children

Participating Organizations

  • NGOs

    • Mayan Man Association for Research & Development (AMMID)

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)

Unspecified

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Location

Country - Total Budget Allocation

Guatemala - $ 10,000.00 (100.00%)
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Areas of Focus

Health - Total Budget Allocation

Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (0 %)
Infectious & Communicable Diseases (0 %)
Newborn & Child Health (0 %)
Health Promotion & Education (0 %)
Adolescent Health (0 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation

WASH (100.00 %)
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Description

This project responds to the severe WASH challenges in Comitancillo, where only 23% of household have piped water, most families rely on communal springs, and sanitation systems are nearly absent. In schools, the situation is even more dire, 90% of public schools reported inadequate or non-existent facilities. To address this, the project aimed to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene by providing safe latrines, reliable water storage, and hygiene education.

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Target Population

Gender and age: Adult men Adult women Older adults, men Older adults, women Adolescent females Adolescent males Children, boys Children, girls Under-5 children Newborns
Descriptors: Indigenous peoples
Total Direct Population:1,133
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Outputs

8Schools' bathroom and sanitation infrastructure renovated and rehabilitated
1New well constructed and 2,500-litre tanks installed in multiple schools
8Toilets, sinks, and urinals installed or rehabilitated across 8 schools
1,072Students trained
8School maintenance committees formed
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Results & Indicators

Expected Results

To improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in eight rural schools in Comitancillo, San Marcos, Guatemala, ensuring that over 1,000 students and their teachers can learn in healthy, dignified, and supportive environments.

Achieved Results

As a result of this project, 1,072 students and 61 teachers at eight rural schools now benefit from clean, safe, and functional facilities. The immediate impact has been visible in improed hygiene, reduced gastrointestinal and respiratory illness, and increaed school attendance. Teachers report higher student motivation and parents feel more confident sending their children to school.

Indicators

MNCH-related indicators
  • %/total households with access to a safe water supply
  • %/total households and institutions (schools/clinics) with access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities
SDG Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • SDG 1.4.1 Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
SDG Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  • SDG 3.4.1 Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
  • SDG 3.9.2 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)
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    Associated Projects (If applicable)

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