$650 - 1 Toilet

$2600- 4 toilets per school

Includes hand wash station

Includes water tank

Goal- 4 schools, 4 toilets each, total $10,400

United Nations organizations like UNICEF, and World Bank support initiatives that invest in girls’ education, recognizing its critical role in transforming a girl’s life, her community and beyond. It has been well established that educated girls are more likely to lead healthy and productive lives, are less likely to marry very early, and build better futures for themselves and their families. There is also a strong correlation between girls’ education and reduction in child and maternal mortality rates, which are key Ekam objectives.

However, many schools, particularly in rural or less developed areas often lack basic amenities to ensure girls’ education. These include amenities for safety, hygiene and sanitation including menstrual hygiene management. Girls in these schools are forced to either forgo hygienic practices or miss school days, falling behind in their education and eventually dropping out. There is data to support that absenteeism is particularly high among teenage girls.

Ekam USA projects address many of these barriers by ensuring better infrastructure in schools and providing adolescent training to schoolchildren. 

This fundraiser aims to improve the girls’  toilets in  a Govt school.

All these schools are either in very rural areas or economically backward areas, where gender disparity in secondary education is a major problem. Ensuring removal of barriers for these girls who are interested in education and whose families are also supportive is an easy-to-implement solution to improve the health and future of these communities. Showing these girls that there are people who care goes a long way to improve their morale and strengthen their commitment to education.