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) WASH infrastructure in schoolsFour educational establishment, two of which were primary schools and twosecondary schools, were visited. Two of them had no toilet facilities, a situation thatdisrupts school life.Box 4: MHM at school“Our secondary school has over 1,000 students. There are no toilets, and thestudents’ union has been disrupting classes for two years to demand them.”Interview with a teacher from one of the schools visitedIn the other two schools, the toilets were not in operation. The toilets were dirty andthe pupils did not use them. The schools visited had no running water at the time ofthe visit. The toilets seen were for girls only.Of the pupils interviewed, none washed or dried sanitary protection in school.Nearly nine out of ten pupils do not dispose of their sanitary protection in school.It should be noted that pupils do not change at school due to the lack of appropriatespaces and infrastructure.Tierno Salif Sidibe public school, Kedougou. Right: ​o​riginal toilets built in 1981 now closed ​due to poor ​maintenance. Left: Construction of toilets using private funds are suspended due to lack of continuedfunding and qualified workers. The project has not been finalized and toilets have never been used.Analysis of the impact of menstruation on the living conditions of women and girls53