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15TH OF OCTOBER 2015, GLOBAL HANDWASHING CAMPAIGN EVENT REPORT,

HELD AT CALALEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, GALKACYO, GALMUDUG STATE, SOMALIA.

Contextual Summary

Educate Girls, End Poverty’ is a project implemented by a Relief International -led consortium whose goal is to enroll more girls in school, inspire them to stay in school, and make sure they graduate school with the knowledge that enables them to break the cycle of poverty. The project is benefiting marginalized girls, aged 6 to 19, from urban poor, rural, and internally displaced (IDP) populations in Puntland.

Educate Girls, End Poverty focuses on increasing student enrolment, quality of education, and retention rates, thus equipping students with the tools they need to succeed. The project is expected to benefit 7,750 marginalized girls at selected primary and secondary schools in South Central Somalia. The deliverables are comprised of interlocking demand and supply-side interventions designed to address barriers to education entry and retention, as well as limitations on the

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ability of existing institutions to meet the needs of Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged girls.

Among the ongoing activities aimed to achieve the overall projects output are multifaceted among them is supplementary school feeding program to 8 schools in Galgudud and Mudug region which are currently receiving main meals from WFP among others cereals and take home rations.

The supplementary feedings mainly includes vegetables, fruits and oils. In the course of the projects, representatives from the school among others CECs, store keepers, cooks and mother groups were trained on basic health, hygiene, sanitations including hand washing topics.

In the light of above, Global hand washing campaign was successfully organized on 15 th of October 2015. The event which was for the first time marked in the region was held in Galkacyo at Calanley Primary school.

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Among the many participants were: MoE feeding focal person, CECs, Parents, teachers, mother groups, youth groups promoting health and pupils from Abdullahi Ciise, Jamac seed, Gaheyr and Calanley schools. This report therefore covers how the event was organized and held at Calanley Primary School in Galkacyo, Galmudug State of Somalia.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of the Global Hand washing event was to mark the event in the region for the first time and also share the globalized designated theme of the event with the participants to contribute to and reduce incidences of diarrhea and pneumonia through sensitizing the public particularly children by conveying the message through arts including drama, poets and speeches from teachers and students

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Road to the Global Hand washing event were pre-planned in three phases as recommended in three phases.

8 teachers, who were selected from the four feeding schools, were given an introduced on the objective of the training with vital emphasis on the part of promoting the culture of hand washing at all time.

Additionally, the teachers were reminded on the importance of the hygiene and sanitations topics in and out of the school. They were then presented on the main topics that require special attention during the trainings including Diseases Transmission (chain of contamination) - the teachers were trained on communicable diseases with aided illustrations.

The session was then followed by topics on various bad practices that are common in schools and how to prevent them, the participants discussed the various ways they can promote hygiene through child-to-child approach. The trained was summed up after the teacher’s defined training packaged suitable.

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Introductory phase took place at Calanley primary school where teachers were trained on issues related global hand washing event including when the event marked the reasons for marking the event, successive themes universalized themes aimed to promote the importance of hand washing and then enlisted various ways they can pass the message to the pupils. Finally the teachers gave and recommended methodologies that can be used to train the selected students the next day.

The second day, teachers selected pupils from grade one to eight and trained them at their respective schools

The teachers understandably, selected students clubs representing grade one to eight for the training since they are well organized compared to identification of students with the short period given. The girls rehearsed the various roles given supervised by their female mentors.

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Dissemination of IEC materials

Sensitizing materials for the training sessions in schools and the day of the event were handed over to the teachers such including banners and posters and T/shirt

Media sensitization

SNTV were invited for recording and broadcasting one day before the event

The Global Hand Washing Day will be commemorated also through broadcasting of the school event via a local TV station.

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October 15th Global Hand Washing Day EVENT Proceedings

Registrations of participants

Male Female Total60 73 133

Organization

The event which was well organized by the teachers, Calanley primary school was organized in three phase approach:

1) 1 day training for teachers2) 1 day training for students3) Hand washing campaign

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Welcome and Introductions

Distinguished guests, parents, teachers, mother groups and other participants were welcomed after a word of prayer from one of the pupils. The participants were welcomed by the host head teacher Mr. Abdirashid Amin Day in his speech he thanked CISP for allowing to host the event at Calanley Primary School.

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Secondly, acknowledging the presence of people, teachers and pupils from the other schools he described his gratitude for making to the school he then challenged the participating head teachers to continue and adapt the importance of inviting schools to one school will enhance the society to interact and build relationship among the pupils that can even allow exchange of academic ideas.

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Additionally, he explained the importance of hygiene and sanitations in Islamic view; he additionally encouraged pupils to avoid stagnant water and sewages to prevent diseases. He finally welcomed the master of ceremony who invited Calanley Girl club members who performed a drama on sanitations and hygiene.

The girls who were well dressed up with messaged T/shirts, attracted the participants who applauded as the girls divided themselves into two groups. One group sensitizing and encouraging the other, These were then followed by performance from the other schools with underlining the importance of hand washing using a soap then a shampoo and then ashes.

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After the performance of all the drama teams, the master of ceremony invited me, I the school feeding program officer, of which I have passed greetings to all members that attended the ceremony of global hand washing on behalf of CISP team, I then welcomed the various participants and the drama team from the four school feedings.

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I then gave background information of the successive global hand washing events, the various themes associated not forgetting the October 15th Global Hand Washing theme (raise your hands). Additionally I touched on when and the importance of washing the hands. I then encouraged parents, teachers CECs and mother groups to spread the message in order to promote sanitations and hygiene in the school and at home. I finally left the podium with round of applause from the participants.

From me i handover to School Feeding focal person form the MoE, was then invited to the podium to pass messages on behalf of the ministry. Mr Isxal who is well known for his loud

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vocal, passed his salutations on behalf of the Ministry to the participants, he then thanked CISP for organizing the Global Hand Washing event at Calanley primary school. Mr Isxal then explained the reason for marking the event at the school level, the importance of hand washing and overall hygiene and sanitations including

GHD helps raise awareness of the importance of washing with soap, but it also makes it fun for children to get involved.

Hand washing with soap is extremely effective and the most inexpensive way to prevent diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections

It is important to turn hand washing into a habit Hand washing is usually integrated together with other sanitation interventions as part

of water, sanitation and hygiene

Annex 1 agenda

STRATEGY

3 phases approach

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4) 1 day training for teachers5) 1 day training for students6) Hand washing campaign

DATES

Phase 11 October

Phase 2: 12 October

Phase 3: 15 October

VENUES

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Calanley Primary School

PARTICIPANTS

8 teachers per class of Grade 1-8 according to the following criteria:

- 4 women 4 men- Teachers willing to train their students- Teachers willing to be involved in creating presentations with their students

AGENDA FOR THE TEACHERS’ TRAINING (10 October)

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Day 1 – Saturday 10 October, 09-1:00 pm

09:00: Introduction

09.20-09:35: Disease Transmission (Chain of Contamination)

09:35-10:00: Working groups on bad practices common in schools

10:00-10:15: break

10:15-11:30: Promoting hygiene through a child-to-child approach/ Illustration of possible games

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11:30-12:00: Working groups to define training packages

12:00-12:30: Definition of a shared and agreed training package

AGENDA FOR THE STUDENTS’ TRAINING (11 October, in grade 1 - 8)

Contents and methodologies will be designed by the teachers during the 1 day training session for teachers. The training for students in each school will include a presentation to be done during the 15 October event on the lessons learnt. The presentation will be done through drama performances, drawings, simulations….

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GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY (15 October, at Banadir Zone Primary school)

The final sensitizing day will be arranged in 3 phases:

1) Teachers will select students and design presentations such as drama plays, or poems around hand washing.

2) 15 October: - students from class 1 – 8 will perform their presentations. The best presentation will be awarded

MEDIA SENSITIZATION

The Global Hand Washing Day will be commemorated also through broadcasting of the school event via a local TV station.

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DISSEMINATION OF IEC MATERIALS/MESSAGES

Sensitizing materials to be utilized during training sessions in schools and the day of the event will be handed over to the teachers such as a banner (will be printed and utilized during showcasing of presentations) and posters (to be printed and put near the latrines and water taps in the schools) on the Global Hand Washing Day.

ATTACH LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

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S/NO Participants Names Organization Contacts

1. Farah Roble CISP 0906003901

2. Abdirahman Ali Diiriye MoE 0907750370

3. Mohamed mustaf CISP 0907795358

4. Abdirashid Dhaayow Amin Head Teacher 090738828

5. Xasan Cismaan Cabdi Leader of CEC 0907749837

6. Xasan Maxamud Cabdi Speaker Of CEC 0907753746

7. Ruqiyo Maxamuud Maxamed Cooker 0907731866

8. maxamed jaamac iidle Parent 09077656476

9. axmed c/laahi sh.maxamed Parent 09077542123

10. kowsar siciid xirsi Parent 09077545432

11. ifraax Abshir Khaliif Parent 0907435673

12. hibo bashiir maxamed Parent 0907456773

13. muno sh.muxidiin sh. Yuusuf Parent 09077646362

14. c/naasir duraan cali Parent 09077566788

15. xasan siciid cilmi Parent 09077344565

16. saynab xasan cabdi Parent 09077554332

17. maxamed c/laahi maxamuud Parent 09077323445

18. c/raxmaan cali maxamuud Parent 09077609098

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Global Hand washing campaign has ended successfully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prepared and submitted by:

“School Feeding programme and Garden Officer”