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- Critical need for increased sanitation infrastructure: schools in the host and refugee communities have a high learner-to-toilet ratio, with over 80% of these facilities failing to meet national standards for both male and female learners. Access to proper sanitation facilities is crucial for the quality of education, as it influences school attendance and reduces the risk of children dropping out.
- Host communities in Garissa and Turkana experience more significant challenges than refugee communities. They often rely on unsafe water sources that need further treatment. Specifically, half of the schools in the Garissa host community rely on unimproved water sources and 9% do not have access to any water at all. Without access to safe water for drinking, food preparation, hand-washing, achieving basic education outcomes becomes challenging.
- In both health and school facilities, hand-washing stations are often inadequate, with a lack of soap reducing their effectiveness. This poses a significant barrier to maintaining proper hygiene for learners and patients. Additionally, the absence of hand-washing facilities in 68% of households in the refugee camps contributed to unmet water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs, increasing the risk of cholera for household members.