Project (ALL) Amplified Leadership and Linkages to Implement WASH in Schools

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In 2016, the Department of Education (Department of Education) in the Philippines issued Order No. 10, s. 2016 -Policy and Guidelines for the Comprehensive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools Program. Children have right to basic facilities such as school toilets, safe drinking water, clean surroundings and basic information on hygiene. Water, sanitation and hygiene in schools creates an enabling environment which secures children's dignity, safety, health and attendance in classes. Cabacungan Elementary School has inadequate supply of water, inappropriate practice of personal hygiene and sanitation, no hand washing and tooth brushing facilities.

METHODS

This study had utilized the descriptive designs. Descriptive is used to describe the parent's participation level using mean and mean percentage scores. It also employed quasi-experimental to compare the pre and post activity. A significant difference was also employed in the percentage of the recipients in the pre-activity and post activity. Purposive sampling was used to identify the recipients' actual practices. A total of 85 parents and 159 pupils (76 males and 83 females) were chosen.

RESULTS

It revealed the increase of percentage in the number of parent's participation during post implementation compared to the pre implementation of Project ALL. Stakeholder involvement means working with people and using the resources as they are and helping them to work together to realize agreed ends and goals (Bartle, 2007).The table above shows some indicators with poor health and sanitation practices before the implementation of the WASH in School. The actual average percentage of hand washing in different activities is only 40 or 25. 15% out of 159 learners. It signifies that there were only few children who cleaned and washed their hands. While for the tooth brushing activity, there were only 46 or 28.93% who brushed their teeth after eating daily.

DISCUSSIONS

The table reflects more than 50% increase in the mean percentage on hand washing activity compare to the pre-implementation of WASH in school. The average percentage of 63.53% for hand washing and 99.05% for tooth brushing tells us that health and sanitation practices of pupils were improved after the implementation of WASH in school. Its shows further that this result has a great impact to the children's practices. The researchers found that pupils with good health and sanitation practices have high participation in learning process.