MIRRA-UNICEF Partnership Launches Its
2020/2021 Program “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) in Schools - Implementing Greywater Treatment and Reuse and Improving
WASH Services in Schools” in Jordan.
Funded by
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the program targets 25 public
schools in 8 Governorates (Amman,
Irbid, Zarqa, Balqa’a, Madaba, Ajloun, Mafraq, North Badia). The
estimated number of student beneficiaries is 9,200 (3,700 Boys and 5,700
Girls).
The
program aims to improve the WASH services through rehabilitation and expansion
of WASH infrastructure to meet the schools’ needs as per the national
standards, providing school children with access to adequate, functional and
usable WASH facilities in the context of a healthy school environment. Additionally,
this program aims to build schools' and the surrounding communities’ capacities
to adapt to water scarcity issues facing Jordan and potential climate change
impacts, through implementation of innovative and sustainable grey water
treatment and reuse technologies.
The
program is based on the principals of innovation, environmental sustainability,
durability, high quality of implementation, safety measures, gender equality,
accountability, inclusive participation and extended cooperation between
stakeholders.
Overall,
the program contributes to fulfilling every child’s right to a safe and healthy
learning environment.