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The Joy of WASH in Schools
Tuesday 19 August
Afternoon Seminar
Convenors: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Learning can be tough for a child facing the daily reality of dirty drinking water and broken or dirty toilets. Across the world, a lack of access to safe water and sanitation has a serious impact on children. The situation is particularly critical for girls, who make up most of the children currently out of school. Many are denied their rightful place in the classroom by lack of access to separate and decent toilets at school, or the daily chore of walking miles to collect water. Even where such facilities are provided, their maintenance and management needs to be addressed in order to ensure continued services and behavioural improvements, which promote enhanced school enrolment especially for girls and improved health among all children.
Over the years many organisations and governments have supported innovative WASH in school initiatives at all levels. Building on these achievements and experiences, this seminar will facilitate the presentation of a recently completed impact and sustainability study, case studies and experiences of the various elements required for successful WASH in schools initiatives and discuss how scaling up of WASH in schools can be achieved.
Seminar Programme 13:30-17:00, Room K11
Chair: Minister Khaketla, Minister of Education and Training of Lesotho (tbc)
Co-Chair: Ms. Clarissa Brocklehurst, Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF
13:30 |
Welcome, Introductions, Context and Objectives
Ms. Clarissa Brocklehurst, Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF |
13:45 |
Introduction to WASH in Schools and the Seminar Process
Therese Dooley, Senior Adviser WES, UNICEF |
14:05 |
Screening of a Short Video on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Schools
Pauline Mwaniki, NETWAS, Nairobi, Kenya |
14:30 |
Keynote Presentation on the Highlights of the Study on the Impact and Sustainability of WASH in Schools
Dr. Marielle Snel, Programme Officer, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, the Netherlands. |
15:15 |
Coffee Break |
15:45 |
The Rationale for Investing in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Schools, from the Asian Perspective Through the Asian Cities Program
Dr. Kulwant Singh, Chief Technical Advisor, Water for Asian Cities Program |
16:05 |
Should Menstrual Hygiene be an Accelerated Area of Investment for Girls Education?
Therese Dooley, Senior Adviser WES, UNICEF |
16:20 |
Panel Discussion: The Rationale for Investing in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Schools, from Local to National Partnership Perspective. What can We do to Enhance the Work Done in this Area? |
16:45 |
Summary of Session |
17:00 |
Close of Seminar |
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