I don't think we as aid agencies supporting the respective governments have failed on WASHH in Schools. What needs to be are as follows:

1. Align our respective assistances with the government priorities. For example in Sri Lanka UNICEF's Education and WASH sections are working with the Ministry of Education (MoE) officials at national and sub national levels to prioritize schools. The MoE has categorized schools in varied levels of sanitation facilities. UNICEF is using this categorization to implement its WASH in Schools interventions, staring with schools with 0% of sanitation and move up the ladder.

2. Much emphasis should also be paid to enhancing the capacity of the MoE officials to plan, implement and monitor progress regularly and update the related database.

3. The children, teachers and parents must play a pivotal and instrumental role (not only a token one) in the siting of facilities, the number of facilities for boys and girls, an mots importantly facilities for disabled persons must be included.

4. and lastly, their must be continuous dialogue between the WASH and Education during all phases from selection of schools to implementation and monitoring. Roles and Responsibilities must be clearly defined.