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AM/DEHI/Kelegama Child Friendly School Water and Sanitation Improvement Project (Eastern Province)

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Project Description

AM/DEHI/Kelegama Child Friendly School is a rural school located in Nawamadagama village under the Dehiattakandiya Zonal Education Office in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The school serves a farming community where most families depend on paddy cultivation, chena farming, seasonal agricultural labor, livestock rearing, and small-scale self-employment for their livelihoods. As the area lies within Sri Lanka’s dry zone, the community frequently experiences prolonged dry seasons and limited access to reliable water sources. Due to financial constraints and inadequate infrastructure, the school faced serious challenges in providing safe water and proper sanitation facilities for its students and staff.

Location

The school is situated in Nawamadagama village under the Dehiattakandiya Zonal Education Office in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Reason to choose this project

The school’s water and sanitation facilities had severely deteriorated, creating an unhealthy and unsafe learning environment. The existing washrooms were in poor condition with damaged toilets, broken doors, leaking pipelines, and an unsafe water tower. Only one handwashing sink was available for the entire school, making it difficult for students to maintain proper hygiene. The project was selected to restore a reliable water supply, rehabilitate the sanitation facilities, improve handwashing infrastructure, and create a clean, safe, and child-friendly environment that promotes students’ health, dignity, and regular school attendance.

Activities We Have Done
  • Completely rehabilitated the boys’ washroom.
  • Installed three new squat toilets.
  • Constructed a new sewage disposal system.
  • Installed a new water supply pipeline network.
  • Replaced all damaged doors and door frames.
  • Installed a new roof for the boys’ washroom.
  • Constructed protective entrance gates and access steps.
  • Built a new handwashing unit with a reliable water supply.
  • Constructed an inspection manhole for maintenance.
  • Renovated the girls’ washroom.
  • Installed a new squat toilet in place of the damaged commode.
  • Replaced four doors and door frames.
  • Installed a completely new water pipeline system.
  • Renovated three handwashing units.
  • Installed wall and floor tiles.
  • Constructed an entrance step.
  • Repainted all renovated sanitation facilities.
  • Constructed a new elevated water tower.
  • Supplied and installed a 1,000-litre PVC water storage tank.
  • Installed a new pipeline network connecting the water tank to all sanitation facilities and handwashing units.
  • Installed a new water meter to improve water distribution and management.
Community Contribution

No community contribution received 

Beneficiaries : 202 Direct | 700+ Indirect
  • Students: 184 children (93 girls and 91 boys) from Grades 1 to 11.
  • Teachers: 18 staff members.
  • Community: More than 700 indirect beneficiaries, including students’ families and the surrounding community.
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