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Keep Kids in School will provide 3,783 children with access to safe drinking water through solar water pumping, toilets and school wash-blocks in the hilly region of Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality in Nepal, preventing disease transmission and helping children, especially girls, remain in school.
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Situation
High up in the remote hill-top villages of Gulmi District in Nepal, few schools have access to a reliable water source. Children must carry drinking water to school and are unable to access toilets with water or wash their hands during the day. This makes all children vulnerable to disease and girls more likely to drop out when they hit puberty. Longterm, it undermines child health and limits girls’ education, often leading to early marriage, teen pregnancy and a lifetime of missed opportunity.
Solution
Keep Kids in School will provide access to clean water in two schools that lie above their nearest water source using solar water pumping technology. In these and a further eight schools, we will construct new toilet blocks, creating child-friendly, gender-specific toilets, wash basins and menstrual hygiene management facilities that allow all children to stay in school and stay healthy. Newly formed children’s clubs will raise awareness on the importance of good hygiene and education for all.
