Kenya Research Station, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine

 Kenya Research Station, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine

 JICA Partnership Program

Japanese

Supporting Health from School to Community in Mbita Sub County, Homa Bay County

Home → School Health Project Activity Report → 2015 The Second Half-Year Report

Activities from October 2015 to March 2016

  Ⅰ.Activities of Project Design Matrix

 1.Kenya Comprehensive School Health Programme (KCSHP)

（１）The 3rd school health audit using Zonal School Health Checklist

Interviewing a pupil at Nyasumbi Primary School
Interviewing the head teacher at Kuge Primary School

Checking the condition of latrines in the school compound
Checking if the school has a first aid kit

Visiting Ngodhe SDA Primary School in Ngodhe island by boat
A bad road in the rain season

（２）Feedback of the 3rd school health audit results and action plan making workshop


Officers from Mbita Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) giving feedback of the school health audit results to head teachers and health teachers

Teachers making school health action plan for 2016
Teachers making presentation of the action plan

（３）The 2nd KCSHP awarding ceremony

Preparing the banners for the 2nd awarding ceremony
Hanging the banner on the main street of Mbita town


Hanging the banner at the venue of the awarding ceremony Pupils helping to prepare tents for the ceremony

Participants arriving by a hired secondary school bus
Participants registering at the reception

Raising the national flag of Kenya and Nagasaki University
Pupils singing the national anthem of Kenya

Display of trophies and gifts for the ceremony
Head teacher introducing Wasaria Primary School staff

Wasaria Primary School pupils singing and dancing


Bondo Township Primary School pupils singing and dancing

Oguta Mbare Primary School pupils singing and dancing
St. Michael’s Academy pupils singing and dancing

Remarks from Mbita Sub County Director of Education
Remarks from Mbita Sub County Medical Officer of Health

Remarks from Homa Bay County Minister of Education
Remarks from Homa Bay County Minister of Health

Remarks from in charge of school health from Nairobi Jogoo House
Remarks from in charge of school health from Nairobi Afya House

Remarks from the area chief
Remarks from Prof. Kobayashi of University of the Ryukyu

Awarding the Best School Health Club Award to Wasaria Primary School
Awarding the Most Improved School Award to Dr. William’s Primary School

Awarding the Bronze Award to primary schools
Awarding the Silver Award to primary schools

Awarding the Gold Award to primary schools
Teachers from 3 schools awarded Bronze Award

Teachers from 12 schools awarded Silver Award
Teachers from 6 schools awarded Gold Awar


  1.Basic sanitary infrastructure

（１）Handing over ceremony of a rain water harvesting system at Wasaria Primary School

Sealing of JICA and Nagasaki University’s stickers
Head teacher giving his appreciation for the rain water harvesting system in front of pupils, guardians and community members

Remarks from Mbita Sub County Public Health Officer
Group photo with pupils, teachers and guardians

② Handing over ceremony of VIP latrines for boys and girls at Kamayoge Primary School

Boys’ 2 door VIP latrine with urinal
Girls’ 4 door VIP latrine



Head teacher giving his appreciation for the VIP latrines in front of pupils, guardians and community members
Remarks from an officer from Mbita Sub County MOEST

③　Handing over ceremony of VIP latrines for boys and girls and a rain water harvesting system at Bondo Township Primary School

Head teacher explaining the importance of using safe water and latrine to guardians and the community members
Pupils giving their gratitude by songs and dances



A pupil giving her gratitude by a poem
Sealing of JICA and Nagasaki University’s stickers on the water tank



Project coordinator cutting the tape of girls’ VIP latrine
Community members checking the new VIP latrine


  3.Health education

（１）Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (behavior) survey on health and sanitation for the guardians of the class 7 pupils


Meeting with the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) from various Locations who are familiar with the households



Inquiring community members about a household of a class 7 pupil
Climbing a very steep hill to look for the household



Nagasaki University staff interviewing a guardian
Walking in the village to the next household



Interviewing a couple at a household along the Lake Victoria
Interviewing a community member while he milks a cow



Interviewing a community member without a schooling child


A couple answering the questions by filling the questionnaire



Interviewing a very old mama under the shade
Visited 412 households and interviewed 490 community members


  4.Survey on hand washing after use of latrine in primary schools


Checking on how many pupils are washing hands after use of latrine at Powo Primary School and Kamsama Primary School


  Ⅱ.Other activities

 1.Mbita Sub County School Health Stakeholders Meeting


Meeting was organized with officers from various ministries and NGOs at Nagasaki University conference hall in January 2016


 2.National level meeting


Mrs. Liz Atieno of Nagasaki University making presentation of the project at School WASH (Water and Sanitation, Hygiene) Technical Working Group Meeting in Nairobi which was organized by MOH


 3.Kenya health meeting by the Japanese

Making presentation of the project at Kenya Health Meeting in Nagasaki University’s Nairobi office which was organized by the Japanese from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and NGOs

 4.Basic Education Statistic Booklet launch


Project coordinator participating in the launching of 2014 Basic Education Statistic Booklet in Nairobi organized by MOEST


 5.Global Hand Washing Day


Remarks from a public health officer in front of pupils
Global Hand Washing Day is on 15th of October

CHVs and Nagasaki University staff guiding pupils on proper hand washing with soap at Nyamasare Primary School


 6.Siaya Institute of Technology

53 students and 2 lecturers from Social Work and Community Development Course of Siaya Institute of Technology which is a national institute of Kenya visiting Nagasaki Universtity to learn from the school health project

Mr. Alex Mutua in charge of school health from Nairobi Afya House and Ms. Walema in charge of school health from Nairobi Jogoo House making presentation of the project to students

Students accompanying the school health audit at Uya Primary School in Rusinga


 7.Graduation ceremony at Temo Primary School

Mrs. Liz Atieno explaining the project to the guardians and the community members at the graduation ceremony in Temo Primary School


 8.World AIDS Day

Supporting Homa Bay County World AIDS Day on 1st of December


 9.Exchange visit

（１）Caritas team to Mbita

Cartias which is an NGO running a school health project in Kericho County visiting Nagasaki University’s Mbita office and MOH office together with MOH and MOEST officers and health teachers from Kericho County for an exchange visit



Caritas team visiting Alero Primary School
Caritas team visiting Nyamasare Primary School

Participants discussing lessons learnt and challenges on school health seen from the site visits


（2）Nagasaki University team to Kericho

Participants praying together for a safe trip before the two teams move from Mbita to Kericho which takes 3 hours



Courtesy call to Kericho County Minister of Education
Courtesy call to Kericho County Minister of Health



Site visit at Kapngetuny Primary School
Dumping site and old latrines in the school compound



Newly constructed latrine for girls by Caritas
Pupils using ash for hand washing



Newly constructed rain water harvesting system by Caritas
Income generation activities to buy soaps and toilet papers

Participants from County, Sub County, primary schools, Caritas and Nagasaki University discussing lessons learnt and challenges on school health seen from the site visits


 10.Homa Bay County International Investment Conference


Project coordinator and staffs were invited to Homa Bay County International Investment Conference which government,many private sectors and NGOs have participated


Honorable Raila Amolo Odinga making his speech


  Ⅲ. Cooperation with JICA Kenya office

 1.Donation of shoes from Smile Africa Project Japan through JICA Kenya office


Donating sneakers at Usao Primary School
Donating sneakers at Wakondo Primary School



Donating sneakers at Powo Primary School
Donating sneakers at Kisamba Primary School


 2.JOCVs from JICA visit Mbita


5 JOCVs visiting Nagasaki University Mbita office to learn from the school health project

 3.50th anniversary of JOCV to Kenya

Project coordinator participating in the 50th anniversary of JOCV to Kenya. He was a JOCV at Kisumu MOH office from 2000 to 2001.

 → 先頭へ戻る

 Copyright © Kenya Research Station, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine
→Contact us