WASH in Schools: Our Corporate Commitment for ChildrenRotary WASH in Schools Target Challenge, June 2015Lizette Burgers, UNICEF
Overview1. Protection of the rights of children
2. Brief on UNICEF and WASH in Schools
3. Scaling up WinS worldwide
4. Rotary International partnership
UNICEF and Rights of Children
UNICEF’s Mission mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential
UNICEF WASH
Programme (2014)
• Annual WASH budget of USD 700+ million107 WASH and 95 WinS Countries 13.8 million people with improved drinking water 11.3 million
people with sanitation facilitiesMore than 500 WASH professionals
• Global leadership in humanitarian support and development68 Countries with WASH Emergency response 18.0 million people with emergency water 4.4 million people with
appropriate sanitation
• Achieving RESULTS at scale10.596 schools have access to WASH facilities 67.000 schools started to practice daily group hand washing
Are we protecting the rights of children when….
• Diarrhoea is a major contributor to the global burden of disease?Annually, 272 million school days are lost and 760,000 Children die due to diarrhoea alone (WHO)
• Intestinal worm infections diminish learning abilities?An estimated 400 million school children have diminished learning abilities due to intestinal worm infections: Average IQ loss per worm infection is 3.75 points
• Schools lack safe and private sanitation facilities?A girl can miss up to 10-20% of her school days due to during transition in to puberty
• Almost half of schools in least developed countries lack access to adequate water and sanitation facilities?
UNICEF and WinS
1. Provides healthy, safe and secure school environments 2. Helps ensure quality education.3. Encourages children’s pride in their schools and communities4. Investment in schoolchildren and the health of future generations.
WinSRights of Children
WinS Growing Evidence Base
Impact of school sanitation on student enrollment
• 12% increase in enrolment at primary schools • 8% in increase in enrollment at upper-primary school• Increase in the proportion of female teachers (4.4%)• Girls generally more impacted than boys
WinS Growing Evidence Base
Impact of group handwashing, tooth brushing and bi-annual deworming on students: absence and STH
infection significantly reduced.
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Call to Action for
WinS
Call to Action for
WinS
Raising Clean Hands Campaign: Action Points1. Set minimum standards for WASH in Schools: Gradual
Improvements2. Monitor WASH in Schools coverage through EMIS 3. Engage with at scale WASH in Schools programmes4. Involve multiple stakeholders (Private sector, faith based
networks, academia…)
5. Contribute to evidence base on impact of WinS
6. Raise the profile of WinS
www.unicef.org/wash/schoolswww.washinschoolsmapping.com http://www.washinschools.info/page/248http://www.schools.watsan.nethttp://www.child-to-child.org/http://www.savethechildren.org/http://www.schoolsanitation.org/
Call to Action for
WinS
Publications and websites
Setting WinS Priorities: Bottleneck
Analysis (synthesized)
“hygiene education is not consistently provided in most schools, and when programmes do exist, they are often of limited effectiveness”
Global WinS Practice:
Three Star Approach
Daily group handwashing, daily group toilet cleaning, drinking water bottle use
One star + HWWS after toilet use, improved toilets, MHM, HWT
Two star + school facilities and systems upgraded to meet national standards
Global WinS Practice:
Three Star Approach
Three Star Approach: The biggest
shift is on the decision to become a
STAR School
Global WinS Best Practices:
India
UNICEF and Rotary WinS :
the SDGsare coming
Proposed SDG#6 By 2030:• to eliminate open defecation;• to achieve universal access to basic drinking
water, sanitation and hygiene for households, schools and health facilities;
• to halve the proportion of the population without access at home to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services; and
• to progressively eliminate inequalities in access.
Rotary International and UNICEF: Partnership
in a changing world
The world of children is changing:• A multi-polar world• Institutional change• Demographic shifts• Environmental degradation, climate change
and resource scarcity• Poverty reduction• Social unrest and fragility• From inter-connectivity to hyper-connectivity• Technological innovations.
Rotary International and UNICEF:Partnerships paradigm is
shifting
Conclusion: UNICEF and
Rotary International
WinS
Millions of children will learn, build self esteem and confidence through UNICEF and RI collaboration.
• WinS is a serious concern – it is a child rights issue- and needs attention.
• WinS programmes can be implemented at scale and can lead to enhanced education and health outcomes for children
• New Partnerships, like between UNICEF and Rotary International, are needed to meet the challenging demands of the SDGs. Like in India with UNICEF and RI partnership, especially in a changing world.
Thank You