FREE STATE PROVINCE

Department of Education

PROVISIONING OF TOILETS AND RUNNING WATER TO

SCHOOLS

BACKGROUND• Inherited a huge number of schools in poor

conditions and with inadequate facilities. • Schools in historically disadvantaged areas are

without necessary basic infrastructure and amenities.

• Challenged to address the backlogs in basic physical infrastructure like available, clean running water and sanitation.

• The most acute shortages in running water and toilets are found in rural areas.

Profile of the DepartmentJanuary 2004 10th Day Survey

• 327 460 learners in Primary Schools•211 937 learners in Secondary Schools •49 065 Combined School learners•4 670 learners in Special Schools• 39 392 learners in farm Schools •1114 Schools in Rural areas•961 Schools in Urban Areas

TOILETS NEEDED PER DISTRICT AS AT

APRIL 2004 DISTRICT SCHOOLS TOILET

SEATSTOILET

BLOCKSTOTAL ESTIMATED

COST

Xhariep 14 56 - R 1 000 000

Motheo 16 56 2 (24) R 1,030,000

Lejweleputswa 7 16 - R 160 000

Thabo Mofutsanyana 240 621 24 (576) R 11,909,000

Northern Free State 17 68 R 1 200 000

TOTAL 294 817 R 15 299,000

A Typical toilet in Rural Schools

WATER NEEDS PER DISTRICT AS AT APRIL 2004

DISTRICT NO. OF SCHOOLS

WATER SITUATION

AVERAGE COST ESTIMATE

Xhariep 26 No water on site R 520 000-00

Motheo 38 No water on site R 760 000-00

Lejweleputswa 135 No water on site R 2,700,000-00

Thabo Mofutsanyana

201 No water on site R 2,680,000-00

Northern Free State 134 No water on site R 4,020,000-00

TOTAL 534 R 10,680,000-00

Interventions required

• Effective use of Departmental allocations over current MTEF to eradicate some backlogs

• Other externally funded interventions – erection of new toilets and installation of water

• Exploring cost-effective modes of delivery

Interventions required (Cont.)• Through provisioning of water and sanitation,

other sustainable projects to improve the quality of life of learners at farm and rural schools, especially orphans.

• Collaboration with Dept. of Agriculture to establish Food Gardens – to provide sustainable meals to especially orphans.

• Such a projects will be jeopardized by a lack of water at schools

• About 40% of orphans within the department are at farm and rural schools.

Objectives of the Interventions

• To be a department that improves the quality of life of all Free State citizens by providing, erecting and maintaining basic infrastructure to all its schools.

• To increase funding for the provision of toilets at 295 needy schools.

• To address the backlog of running water at 534 schools in the Province.

Objectives of the Interventions

• The eradication of the use of pit and bucket systems at schools. ( More than 80 % of backlog is linked to the eradication of unsafe pit toilets and bucket systems.

• Adhere to the basic requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

Beneficiaries of an Intervention

• The entire Free State population in general and approximately 80 000 learners in particular will benefit from this project.

• Create an environment conducive to learning and teaching.

• To optimise every development opportunity provided through this project.

• To create employment opportunities for the unemployed.

Departmental Strategy – Toilets (Interventions for current MTEF)

MTEF Schools Estimated Expenditure

2004/5 30 1 380 000

2005/6 30 2 000 000

2006/7 30 1 900 000

Totals 90 5 280 000

Departmental Strategy – Water (Interventions for current MTEF)

MTEF Schools Estimated Expenditure

2004/5 20 755 000

2005/6 20 1 500 000

2006/7 20 1 500 000

Totals 60 3 755 000

• The Grand Total spend for Water and Sanitation over the three year period is about – R 9 035 000-00.

Phasing-in of intervention • The total cost of the intervention:

= R 26 million

Proposed intervention:2004/5 – R 8 million2005/6 – R 8 million

2006/7 – R 10 million(This will eradicate the backlogs over the current

MTEF provided R 26 million is made available)