WASH through School School as Center of Excellence for WASH

Presented by Government of Indonesia Delegation:

Dr. Oswar Mungkasa, MURP (National Development Planning Agency) dr. Ariani, Sp. KO (Ministry of National Education)

Dubai International Humanitarian & Aid Development Conference & Exhibition

Dubai, 4-6 April 2010

Outline

• Milestone

• Achievement

• Issues and Challenge

• New Agenda

• 70.000 million people practicing open defecation our target open defecation free in 2014.

• Synergized implemented community-based total sanitation (5 pillars : CLTS, Hand washing, water, waste water, solid waste) through SHP

• We have: – 43 million students (from kindergarten to senior

secondary)

– 2,7 million teachers

– 245,000 educational institutions in 33 provinces

Issues and Challenges

• 1956 pilot project

• 1970 organizing committee established

• 1982 Islamic school part of SHP

• 1984 strategy and policies on SHP established

• 1989 SHP managing team established

• 2000 decentralization era

• 2003 national policy on community-based water and sanitation

• 2008 community-based total sanitation

• 2009 mid-term development planning 2010-2014

MILESTONE

ACHIEVEMENT

• SHP managing team established from central – district – sub district – school

• Yearly health school competition best practice in 1.000 school

• ‘little doctor’ project

• Variety of world initiatives such as FRESH and Health Promoting School has been implemented through SHP

• Central government commitment SHP as part of National Sanitation Acceleration Program (NSAP) and community-based total sanitation

• 70.000 million people practicing open defecation our target open defecation free in 2014.

• Synergized implemented community-based total sanitation (5 pillars : CLTS, Hand washing, water, waste water, solid waste) through SHP

• We have: – 43 million students (from kindergarten to senior

secondary)

– 2,7 million teachers

– 245,000 educational institutions in 33 provinces

Issues and Challenges

‘New’ Agenda

We have focused

greatly on the development of WASH

within the school, overlooking its great

potential in accelerating the

development of WASH sector

School as center of

excellence

Surrounding community

Other schools

Decision makers

Reinforcement

WASH through School School as subject

School Health Program (Main Principles)

Health education

Healthy School

Environ-ment

Health services

Who are the target? Primary target

• Students

Secondary target

• Teachers, parents, school managers

Tertiary target

• Educational institutions

• Student’s family

• Surrounding community

What Next

No. Activity 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Remarks

1 Consolidation of all WASH in School projects in Indonesia

Support by Unicef and Plan Indonesia

2 Development of WASH through School grand design and road map

Support by Unicef and Plan Indonesia

3 Pilot Project of WASH through School

Support by Dubai Cares

4 Advocacy and socialization of WASH through School

National Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Working

Group

6 Replication and scaling up Local government

Can we do it?

• YES…YES…YES…

– Many players UNICEF, CARE, SAVE the CHILDREN, PLAN International, Catholic Relief Services, Gates Foundation, DUBAI Cares, WSP World Bank, USAID, AUSAID, the Netherland Embassy, not to mention the Government of Indonesia and local NGO such as Indonesia Toilet Association, PRAMUKA, etc.

– Working together in harmony watsan working group, watsan networking and Sanitation Donor Group .

• So…Let’s Do It…. Right Now……

THANK YOU