R750 million to fix 578 schools, serving about 500,000 students across the province in addition to the R150 million initially allocated to upgrade facilities in Tembisa following EE’s demands. In 2014/2015, government contractors fixed or replaced schools toilets, taps, pipes and basins; some schools received new toilet blocks altogether. Politicians and government officials throughout the GDE have spoken out on the need for principals and School Governing Bodies to better maintain sanitation facilities, even issuing a new manual to guide schools on how to do this. In light of this renewed effort to improve school infrastructure, EE conducted a province-wide audit to evaluate and monitor the implementation of sanitation upgrades by mobilising community members. In August 2015, community members and organisations formed a partnership and established the Gauteng Education Crisis Coalition. The coalition carried out a social audit over the coming months, reporting their results and recommendations in Fix Our Schools! The Schools Social Audit summit. The report stated menstrual hygiene as an area of concern, exposing a lack of properly maintained sanitation facilities and freely available feminine hygiene products resulting in girl learners missing school. Since the 2014/2015 sanitation facilitation upgrades by the GDE, EE has advocated for improved policy and transparency around school sanitation facilities. In 2018, they published Breaking the Cycle, uncovering main issues in procurement of contractors and maintenance of sanitation facilities in improving school infrastructure in Gauteng. Kwazulu Natal: Scholar Transport Campaign In July 2014, Equalisers in Nquthu, KwaZulu Natal raised long walks to school as an impediment to receiving a quality education. Students, teachers and administrators identified long distances learners walked to arrive at school as the main cause of tardiness, absenteeism, attention deficit and lack of retention in schools. Teachers recognized a lack of scholar transport services resulting in students dropping out, being tired in class, and missing school days. Students weathered rainstorms and violent attacks on the walk to school. On rainy days, teachers said only about 5% to 10% of students attended classes due to a lack of safe and reliable mode of transportation. Although learners all over South Africa face long walks to school, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has the greatest need for scholar transport. Around 483,633 learners in KZN walk more than half an hour in one direction to school each day according to the 2016 General Household Survey done by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). In November 2017, the Department