Authors : Odette L. Almocera

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24OCT1464

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Abstract : The experiences of school coordinators involved in the WASH project at different schools were examined in this study. The testimonies highlighted the difficulties and experiences these coordinators encountered. Each of the eight teacher participants in the study was a local WASH in Schools (WinS) coordinator from the Compostela West District. For this phenomenological study, a small number of in-person sessions and in-depth interviews done via virtual platforms were used to collect data.Based on thematic analysis, the WinS school coordinators' experiences with the WASH project's implementation in schools were as follows: Promotes hygiene and sanitation and encourage stakeholder’s support. The study's themes and findings about the difficulty’s teachers faced when implementing WASH projects in schools were as follows: Inadequate facilities and Insufficient school budget. The results of the study provided the following understandings about the challenges and experiences of instructors: Provision of fund in schools and provide effective plan for school program implementation. From the beginning, this study aimed to provide perspectives on strengthening the implementation of WASH as initiative in schools.

Keywords : Implementing WASH Project, WinS oordinators.

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