Governor P. Sathasivam will launch WinS (WASH in Schools), a project to be implemented by Rotary District 3211 in five southern districts of the State, at Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, Cotton Hill, here on Friday.
WinS is a national project being taken up by Rotary to support the Union government’s Swacch Bharat Swacch Vidyalaya campaign.
Unicef is providing technical aid for the programme. WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is a Unicef campaign that aims at sustained access to safe water and sanitation services and improved hygiene.
WinS is being implemented in 10,000 government schools nationwide. In south Kerala, it will be implemented in 1,001 schools. Construction of new toilets will be done, and safe drinking water and sanitation materials will be made available. Maintenance of existing toilets will be taken up to render them functional.
On Friday, the programme will kick off with the construction of a toilet block at the Cotton Hill school at a cost of Rs.8 lakh. It will have 13 units, including one for the physically challenged.
The two-year project will be implemented in the school by the Rotary Club of Trivandrum South.
The project aims at bringing about a behaviour change among the students by laying stress on sanitation and hygiene practices. Better health will lead to improved attendance and better student performance. It will also ensure privacy and dignity for students, especially girls.
Rotary to launch project with a toilet block at the Cotton Hill school.
