Shared sanitary facilities for teachers and students under ‘Clean Sri Lanka’
View(s):‘Clean Sri Lanka’ for the education sector will kick off from the commencement of the first school term at the end of January, Deputy Minister of Education Madura Seneviratne said.
The focus of the project for the education sector will be to improve sanitation facilities and practices in schools by fostering a culture of cleanliness, equity and collaboration that aligns with the national project, he said.
The programme will initially run for one year for schools, while a similar programme will be introduced to higher education institutions too, Mr Seneviratne said.
The objectives of the education sector project will be to foster a sense of responsibility and self-motivation among school children to maintain clean and hygienic sanitary facilities.
The slogan of the project will be “our toilets, our responsibility.”
The project will promote shared use of sanitary facilities by teachers and students to ensure equal responsibility in maintaining cleanliness.
This will include upholding mutual respect while setting an example of discipline and harmony, as well as facilitating the inclusion of toilets designed for disabled children to ensure equity and universal minimum standards.
There will also be a waste management component to the project including easy access to safe disposal facilities for sanitary pads, adhering to waste disposal regulations and standards, and implementation of waste segregation and disposal strategies suitable for schools.
Schools will be encouraged to complete minor repairs of neglected toilets through self-initiated efforts or localised funding.
The project lays out minimum sanitary requirements including functional toilets, water supply, waste disposal and accommodation for disabled students.
The project will also promote better health and nutrition outcomes by preventing food-borne diseases (eg worm infections) and hygiene related diseases.
The implementation strategy will be a carrot-over-stick one, with positive reinforcement through rewards and recognition rather than penalties.
The expected outcomes of this project in educational institutes will be cleaner and well-maintained sanitary facilities, improved waste management practices, strengthened equity and harmony in school communities with inclusive facilities for disabled students, enhanced public perception of schools as model environments for health and sustainability, and better health and nutrition outcomes through the prevention of hygiene-related diseases.
-DWI
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