ChildFund works with local communities to improve basic hygiene services and increase access to safe, clean drinking water. These efforts aim to reduce the risk of waterborne diseases such as diarrhea and cholera. Through behavior change campaigns, communities are empowered to adopt proper handwashing practices, menstrual hygiene management, and safe waste disposal. ChildFund also partners with local leaders and health workers to strengthen ownership, ensure sustainability, and support long-term maintenance of WASH infrastructure.

Improving WASH in schools is essential for promoting children’s health, reducing absenteeism, and supporting academic achievement. Using the Ministry of Education model, ChildFund supports the implementation of sustainable WASH infrastructure in schools. Key interventions include:

• Construction of modern, gender-sensitive and disability-friendly sanitation facilities.
• Installation of handwashing stations and water storage tanks.
• Hygiene education and menstrual hygiene support for adolescent girls.

These measures promote dignity, enable regular school attendance, especially for girls during menstruation, and foster a safe and healthy learning environment.

In many underserved communities, health centers and rural health posts lack access to clean water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene facilities, putting patients and healthcare workers at risk of infection and compromising the quality of care.

To address this urgent need, ChildFund, in collaboration with local implementing partners, is strengthening WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) services in healthcare settings to create safer, more resilient care environments. Our interventions include:

• Installing reliable water supply systems and hand hygiene stations at key points of care
• Upgrading sanitation facilities within health centers and rural health posts
• Training healthcare workers in infection prevention and control (IPC), including hand hygiene, waste segregation, and environmental cleaning.