Blue Schools in Togo and Benin - (2008)

Objectives

1. To improve water and sanitation access in four schools by building rainwater harvesting systems and adequate toilets.

 

2. To reforest the schools’ neighbourhoods and to create gardens in order to improve the children’s diets and reduce erosion.

 

3. To reinforce local capacities to face climate changes.

 

 

 

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Location

The project will take place in Dahé and Agbodji Schools (Benin) and in Bogou and Dampiong Schools (Togo).

 

 

Context

Out of the four schools involved in this project, only two have functioning toilets. The two schools in Benin have four toilets each, but these are shared between 624 children in Dahé and 894 children in Agbodji. The situation is not better in Togo; the school in Bogou has no toilets, while the one in Dampiong is extremely unsanitary. Added to this, none of the schools have access to freshwater and during the rainy season, the water flows in powerful torrents, causing extensive damage.

 

 

Activities

• Creation of four PACT (Parents-Authorities-Children-Teachers) Committees for the maintenance of the rainwater harvesting system, latrines, plantations and gardens.

• Construction of 11 rainwater harvesting systems.

• Construction of 48 toilets and 24 urinals.

• Train the 60 teachers and the 2,354 children on hygiene, environmental protection, peace and tolerance.

• Installation of 4 vegetable gardens.

• Planting of 2,400 trees.

• Train 20 masons to build rainwater tanks and ventilated double pit latrines.

 

 

Duration

~18 months.

 

 

Direct Beneficiaries

• 2,354 children and 60 teachers.

• 20 masons of the same municipalities.

• The families and community of the 2,354 children.

 

 

International Partner

International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA), Switzerland

 

 

Local Partners

Association d'Appui aux Activités de Santé Communautaire (3ASC), Togo

Groupements pour la Promotion et l’Exploitation des Ressources de l’Environnement (GROPERE), Benin

 

 

Sponsoring

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