Does external funding for WASH in Schools undermine national & local commitment

  This is the second in a series of three e-debates on WASH in Schools, inspired by the SWASH+ Project. The key question that we are raising in this e-debate is:  Is funding for direct delivery of school WASH services from NGOs, donors and other stakeholders undermining the commitment of national governments and communities? For more information on this e-debate series go to: http://www.washinschools.info/page/2033 In the first debate in this series we asked:  Are JMP Post-2015 indicators on WASH in schools a step in the right direction?

We have failed on WASH in Schools

There are many examples out there that reflect that WASH in schools has not worked. Less than half of the countries have information on WASH in Schools coverage Less than half of all primary schools have access to safe water and just over a third have adequate sanitation in countries where data are available. Even where facilities exist, they are often in poor condition and hygiene education is often non-existent. For more information visit www.unicef.org/wash/schools and www.washinschools.info This is the first of four WASH in Schools debates organised by the WASH in Schools Thematic Group. The second, third and fourth debates WASH in Schools has failed in setting standards and monitoring coverage, We don’t need more evidence for WASH in Schools and We are sharing enough of our WASH in schools information are now open! Please join in.  

Will local governments ever be able to meet policy obligations?

  This is the final in a series of three e-debates on WASH in Schools, inspired by the SWASH+ Project. The key question that we are raising in this e-debate is:  Will  local governments ever be able to generate enough resources to meet their policy obligations? This debate will run until 23 November 2012. For more information on this e-debate series go to: http://www.washinschools.info/page/2033 In the first debate in this series we asked:  Are JMP Post-2015 indicators on WASH in schools a step in the right direction? In the the second debate the question was: Does external funding for WASH in Schools undermine national & local commitment?

Are JMP Post-2015 indicators on WASH in schools a step in the right direction

The JMP Post-2015 Working Groups have published a "Draft Long List of Goal Target and Indicator Options for Future Global Monitoring of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene". The working groups on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene have each included targets and indicators for WASH in schools. Have they got it right or should they start again from scratch? The results of this first e-debate will serve as an input for the public consultation of the JMP Post-2015 Working Groups, which ends on September 20. This is the first of in a series of three WASH in Schools e-debates scheduled for the coming months. The topics are inspired by questions asked during the implementation of the SWASH+ Project, an action-research school WASH project in Kenya. For more information about the e-debates, including an overview of the proposed WASH in schools indicators, go to the WASH in Schools website.

WASH in Schools has failed in setting standards and monitoring coverage

WASH in Schools has failed in setting standards and monitoring WASH in Schools coverage. This is the second in a series of four debates on WASH in Schools organised by the WASH in Schools Thematic Group.  The previous debate "We have failed on WASH in Schools" is still open and the third and fourth debates on We don’t need more evidence for WASH in Schools and We are sharing enough of our WASH in schools information have started. Please join in! For more information visit www.unicef.org/wash/schools and www.washinschools.info    

We are sharing enough of our WASH in schools information

We are sharing enough information on WASH in schools through channels ranging from formal meetings to informal discussion groups and web sites.  This is the fourth in a series of WASH in Schools debates organised by the WASH in Schools Thematic Group. The first three debates - We have failed on WASH in Schools, WASH in Schools has failed in setting standards and monitoring coverage and We don’t need more evidence for WASH in Schools are stiil open. For more information on WASH in Schools please visit www.unicef.org/wash/schools and www.washinschools.info  

We don’t need more evidence for WASH in Schools

We don’t need more evidence for WASH in Schools. It is the right for every child. This is the third in a series of WASH in Schools debates organised by the WASH in Schools Thematic Group. The first two debates - We have failed on WASH in Schools and WASH in Schools has failed in setting standards and monitoring coverage are still open and a fourth debate on We are sharing enough of our WASH in schools information has also opened. For more information on WASH in Schools please visit www.unicef.org/wash/schools and www.washinschools.info