Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

We bring clean water, safe sanitation, and hygiene education to schools and surrounding communities — empowering students to stay healthy, attend class consistently, and lead change at home.

Bring clean water to schools

Partners works with local communities to ensure every school has reliable water access. Where possible, nearby water sources are redirected and reservoirs and distribution points are constructed. 

Basins are installed near latrines — one for handwashing and another for drinking water — so that students and teachers can easily maintain hygiene throughout the day. Water also supports irrigation for school gardens, ensuring both health and food security.

Building knowledge and habits

In partnership with the local Health Department and the Calgary-based NGO CAWST, we run hygiene workshops for students and teachers. These sessions cover personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and menstrual health, and include training on making washable sanitary pads from locally available materials.

Each school forms or strengthens a WaSH Club, where trained students teach peers about hygiene, lead sanitation initiatives, and ensure classrooms and latrines remain clean and safe. Many of these students become true agents of change — sharing what they’ve learned with their families and communities.

Collaborative impact

A feasibility study funded by the Peter Gilgan Foundation (with support from Operation Eyesight) is bringing sustainable water systems to five schools, nearby villages, and children’s homes. We have selected a drilling company and digging bore holes (up to 80 meters) in two of the target communities has begun.

Splash International is partnering with Partners to deliver a three-year WaSH project across 54 schools, installing clean water stations, running hygiene and sanitation training, and leading menstrual health workshops for both girls and boys.

Together, these efforts are creating healthier learning environments and fostering a generation that understands the link between hygiene, dignity, and education.