UNICEF Opportunity for Mission – WASH in the Pacific November 2025
LCNZ and UNICEF invite you to support the WASH project which aims to install facilities in seven schools in the Soloman Islands. This is designed to install hygiene facilities in these remaining schools in the Soloman Islands. This is an opportunity for you to make a difference.
The Solomon Islands have a youthful population of just over 800,000 people. It is the Pacific region’s second-poorest country with inadequate transport links and low levels of investment. Solomon Islands ranks second lowest in the Pacific in terms of access to water in schools:
•17% of schools have access to basic sanitation
•60% of schools lack sanitation facilities
•12% of schools have basic hygiene services
•70% have no hygiene services
•36% of schools have basic drinking water services
•40% have no basic drinking water services
The Solomon Islands are struggling to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – only 31% of the population has access to basic sanitation.
However, there is hope. For the last decade, UNICEF in conjunction with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other valued donors has set out to implement projects that support water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools on the island of Guadalcanal. As part of UNICEF’s current project, we are seeking to construct WASH facilities in 39 schools across Solomon Islands. However, there is a challenge, current funding will only meet the needs of 32 schools. The total funding gap is USD $420,000 to construct WASH facilities in the remaining seven schools.
Watch the video here
Here is the Raisley QR code to donate to this project. 
Or go to the website here: The Lutheran Church of New Zealand • Become a Pacific Champion
Why WASH in schools matters?
- Improved health and attendance: Safe water and good hygiene reduce the spread of disease leading to improved rates of attendance.
- It keeps girls in school: The lack of separate toilets for girls and boys is among the top barriers to girls’ education. When a girl reaches puberty, access to a separate toilet can determine whether she continues with her education or whether her schooling is interrupted on a monthly basis.
- Minimises spread of disease: When children are introduced to hygienic practises at school they take these practises home, helping to reduce the spread of disease.
We ask you to consider supporting this project.
