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CASE STUDY

to enhance their knowledge to a significant improvement groundwater recharge units,
and engagement in hygiene in the school environment, and decentralised wastewater
and sanitation practices. resulting in increased treatment systems (DEWATs)
Community participation student attendance, reduced strengthened water resilience
was also encouraged, health-related absences, and within the schools, ensuring
fostering a sense of ownership a sustainable and reliable
and involvement, which enhanced engagement by water supply for daily
contributed to the long-term fostering a cleaner, safer, use, emergencies, and
sustainability of the project. and more inclusive learning environmental conservation.
space. Additionally, the The following table shows the
D. Outcome development of rainwater impact of the actions taken in
The project interventions led harvesting systems, the school.

Table 1: Impact of the project
Objective Sector Impact

8,000 Liters of water reserved
Ground water recharges 10,000 Litres of water annually
Using DEWATs to recycle and reuse 89,600 Litres of
Water Resilient Water water annually
School
Water available throughout the year
Hand washing platform
Drinking water platform
Reduction in solid waste generated in the school
Zero waste School Sanitation
Proper segregated waste disposal by students
Compost prepared from the wet waste from school
Green School Environment used in plantation.
Reducing dark spaces, increases green spaces
Retrofitted toilet infrastructure- reduction in open
defecation
Construction of Compost pit
Construction of DEWATs
Upgrading WASH Infrastructure Rainwater harvesting and Groundwater recharging
Infrastructure development
units- water conservation and recharging
Access to safe drinking water
Improved water quality

Improved hygiene habits- hand washing platform
Behavioural Behaviour Developed hygiene habits in the students, and
Change and development community 6% reduction in sick leave
Communication

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