FREE STATE PROVINCE Department of Education

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FREE STATE PROVINCEDepartment of Education

• PROVISIONING OF TOILETS AND RUNNING WATER TO
  SCHOOLS

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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.

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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
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TOILETS NEEDED PER DISTRICT AS AT APRIL 2004
DISTRICT SCHOOLS TOILET SEATS TOILET BLOCKS TOTAL 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
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A Typical toilet in Rural Schools
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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
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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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Phasing-in of intervention

• The total cost of the intervention
• R 26 million
• Proposed intervention
• 2004/5 R 8 million
• 2005/6 R 8 million
• 2006/7 R 10 million
• (This will eradicate the backlogs over the
  current MTEF provided R 26 million is made
  available)