General News of Saturday, 29 September 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgCoalition urges action on toilet facilities in basic schoolsA number of schools lack toilet facilitiesThe Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has urged government and the Ghana Education Service to step up efforts to ensure that basic schools across the country have decent toilet facilities. Similarly, out of the 9,604 private basic schools sampled over 1,631 do not have toilet facilities, rendering an estimated 430,000 pupils in private schools to defecate outside a toilet during school hours. Mr Arhin said an investment of about $147million would be required to provide decent toilets in the remaining 35 per cent of public basic schools. We are convinced that if government decides to prioritise this, every basic school in Ghana will have access to a clean and decent toilet facility within one year,” he said. He said there was the need therefore to adhere to the minimum standards for toilet facilities in schools.

Source: GhanaWeb September 28, 2018 18:22 UTC