Wash recommendations for improving disaster preparedness and recovery in schools in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22026252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margarita Garfias Royo (0000-0002-5923-2338, London International Development Centre, corresponding author), Imaduddin Ahmed (0000-0001-8115-7859, London International Development Centre), Ella Meilianda (0000-0002-3073-7690, Universitas Syiah Kuala), Prashant Parikh (0000-0002-1086-4190, London International Development Centre) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Pages | 104924 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-4209 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104924 |
| OpenAlex | W4403667741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Access to functional and clean toilets which maintain privacy and dignity and support girls’ Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) plays a crucial role to getting girls back to school post-disaster. This could also help in managing feelings of shame and disgust experienced when using toilets in schools in post disaster settings. In this paper, we report on our assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools three-years post the 2018 multi-hazard event in Indonesia. We used a mixed-methods approach using visual observations, interviews with school principals, surveys with schoolgirls and focus group discussions with schoolgirls and teachers to understand the lived experiences of students using toilets at school. Our results highlight that across schools descriptive and injunctive social norms were supportive of littering, inadequate toilet facilities for girls to manage their menstruation and bullying and antisocial behaviour by opening toilet doors while the facilities were occupied. Based on these results, we developed two types of interventions, physical and behavioural, piloted in three schools to increase WASH and MHM awareness and the safety of sanitation facilities. Our interventions showed that approaches for WASH interventions in schools can only be designed if we understand the local barriers to carrying out interventions that integrate maintenance plans. We provide recommendations to support practitioners in mitigating risk and improving circumstances for girls in schools in Indonesia, which have the potential to address SDG 4 on inclusive and equitable education and SDG 5 on gender equality and girls’ empowerment. • Inadequate WASH facilities may exacerbate girls’ experiences of psychological distress post-disaster. • This mixed methods study the need to understand local needs for developing resilient WASH recovery. • Physical interventions need to be coupled with behavioural changes to be effective. • Small-scale WASH interventions have the potential to have a big impact in girls’ education. • Our recommendations help practitioners mitigate risk and improve conditions for girls in Indonesian schools post-disaster
Business · Disaster preparedness · Emergency management · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Forensic engineering · Medical emergency · Political science · Preparedness · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine
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Integrating psychosocial and Wash school interventions to build disaster resilience
Understanding Focus Group Discussions
Menstruation practice among school and out-of-school adolescent girls, Lao PDR
Analytical utility of the JMP school water, sanitation and hygiene global monitoring data
Providing sex education to adolescents in rural Bangladesh
Menstrual Hygiene Management During Emergencies
A focus theory of normative conduct
Community hygiene norm violators are consistently stigmatized
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |