MARCH 2020 Implemented by

Fit for School

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
in Schools (WinS)
Implemented by
Fit for School Principles

• Simple, evidence-based, packaged

school health interventions
• Working with existing structures &
resources of the Ministries of
Education
• Implementation is government-led
and primarily happens through
education sector
• Parent and community involvement
(including monitoring)
• Low cost
• Clear roles and responsibilities:
education sector, local government
units, school heads
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 School enrolment has improved, but
learning outcomes remain poor
(particularly for the disadvantaged)1

Toilets, water and menstrual products

are low-cost, high-impact interventions
for improving learning outcomes2

1 World Development Report 2018: Learning to realize education’s promise. World Bank Group.
2 UNICEF (2015) The investment case for education and equity.
Photo from Fit For School Philippines

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WASH in Schools in the SDGs
JMP service ladders for WASH in schools
DRINKING WATER
Advance service: Additional
criteria may include quality,
quantity, continuity, and
accessibility to all users
Basic service: Drinking water
from an improved source and
water is available at the
school at the time of the
survey
Limited service: Drinking
water from an improved
source but water is
unavailable at the school at
the time of the survey
No service: Drinking water
from an unimproved source
or no water source at the
school
SANITATION
Advanced service: Additional
criteria may include student
per toilet ratios, menstrual
hygiene facilities, cleanliness,
accessibility to all users, and
excreta management systems
Basic service: Improved
sanitation facilities at the
school that are single-sex and
usable (available, functional
and private) at the time of
the survey
Limited service: Improved
sanitation facilities at the
school that are either not
single-sex or not usable at
the time of the survey
No service: Unimproved
sanitation facilities or no
sanitation facilities at the
school
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HYGIENE
Advanced service: Additional
criteria may include hygiene
education, group
handwashing, menstrual
hygiene materials, and
accessibility to all users
Basic service: Handwashing
facilities with water and soap
available at the school at the
time of the survey
Limited service:
Handwashing facilities with
water but no soap available
at the school at the time of
the survey
No service: No handwashing
facilities available or no water
available at the school
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WASH in Schools Indicators &
Global Baseline Report

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 Source: WinS Global Baseline Report 2018

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Global WinS Data

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Inclusion: access for children with disabilities

Disability accessible toilets in Fiji

100
90

80
Proportion of schools (%)

60

40

20

3
0
Improved sanitation facilities Facilities accessible to those with limited
mobility

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Menstrual Hygiene Management

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GIZ Regional Fit for School Program
Program Objective
More children in selected Southeast Asian countries have permanent
access to water, sanitation and hygiene measures, in line with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030

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Overview Regional Fit for School Program
• 1st Phase (12/2011-11/2015) – Research & Development Phase
• 2nd Phase (12/2015-11/2018) – Scale-up Phase
• 3rd Phase (12/2018 – 11/2021) – Institutionalization
• Regional partner: SEAMEO/ SEAMEO INNOTECH

LAO PDR
Ministry of Education
CAMBODIA and Sport (MoES)
Ministry of
Education Youth
and Sport (MoEYS)
PHILIPPINES
Department of Education (DepED)

Regional Fit for School Program

Office & Regional Partner SEAMEO
INNOTECH

INDONESIA
Ministry of Education and
Culture (MoEC)
& SEAMEO RECFON
Scaling up Fit for School
CAMBODIA
• 10 model Schools (7,564 children)
• 566 scale-up schools (about
190.000 children)
INDONESIA (West Java)
• 12 model schools (7,063 children)
• 661 scale-up schools (about 196.000
children)
LAO PDR
• 22 model schools (4,758 children)
• 2.144 scale-up schools (about
150.000 children)
PHILIPPINES
• Model country for Fit approach/EHCP
• WinS Monitoring 2018: About 6.616
schools reach at least 1 Star level
(about 3.9 Mio children)
OVERALL
• about 10.000 schools
• about 4.4 Mio children
Current Focus of the Program

Institutionalization
• Strengthen partner systems for scale-up and institutionalization of WinS
• Support partners to improve on number of schools reaching all 3 basic
service levels of the SDGs
Capacity Development
• Support capacity development on sub-national level (PoE, DoE)
• WinS Massive Open Online Course, Videos
• Hardware aspects of WinS (group facilities, sanitation solutions)
Data Management
• Strengthen capacities on data gathering, analysis and use
• Support reporting SDG data to JMP
Knowledge management and transfer
• Regional exchange platforms and knowledge hub
Example: Three-Star Approach Matrix in the Philippines
★★★
Three Star School › School facilities and systems upgraded to meet
national standards
Meeting National
Standards

› Hygiene education and facilities to promote handwashing

★★ with soap after toilet use
Two Star School › Improved Sanitation facilities, plus facilities and education
for menstrual hygiene management
Incremental › Low-cost point-of-use water treatment introduced in
Improvements schools.

› Daily supervised group handwashing with soap, normally

★ before the school meal
One Star School › Daily supervised cleaning of toilets, and provision of water
and soap (at least one usable toilet for girls and one for
Daily Routines to boys); no open defecation
Promote Healthy Habits › Daily supervised use of drinking-water bottles by all children

No Star School › Limited or no hygiene promotion

The Existing Situation for › May or may not have WASH infrastructure
Many Schools
 Example: Phase 3 Scaling Up to Southeastern
and Southwestern Provinces in Cambodia
Current focus
OtdarMeanChey
provinces
Former focus
provinces Ratanakiri

BanteayMeanChey PreahVihear RotanakKiri

StuengT
Stung raeng
Treng
SiemReap

Battambang

Pailin
KampongTho m

Kratie Mondulkiri
Pursat

KampongChhnang
KampongCham

• 1st Training by SHD trainers

Koh Kong PhnomPenh
to Provincial Officers
Kampong Speu
Kandal
Prey Veng
• Follow up training by
Province for District Officials
Svay Rieng
• Support Organizing Training
Takeo
for Cluster Heads/School
Krong
Kampot
Principals
Preah
Sihanouk Krong
Kep
• Share lessons learned from
Scale-Up schools
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www.fitforschool.international

Nicole.Siegmund@giz.de