An assesment of the impact of improved water, sanitation and hygiene facilities on girls education in primary schools in Embakasi division, Nairobi city county, Kenya.

Abstract

This paper discusses the impact water, sanitation and hygiene has on the education of girls in primary schools and it explores support mechanisms available both in school and in homes. It builds on objective that explores strategies that will empower the education of girls through improved water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and practices in primary schools. Gender and development approach which seeks to ensure that all decisions concerning development are reached through the local, equitable participation of females and males in the development process was theoretical point of reference. Its approaches and principles underpin typical water and sanitation development objectives related to efficiency, effectiveness and equity. Further application of interviews both of pupils and their teachers were employed in order to explore strategies to improve sanitation in schools. This paper therefore offers a conclusion on sanitation and its effects on school participation for girls and makes a strong case for interventions in various spaces that is; school, government and home to ensure retention of girls in primary schools because overally there is high retention of boys than girls in primary schools.