WASH IN SCHOOL
Why WASH in Schools?
Lack of access to adequate water supply, insufficient toilet and proper handwashing facilities, and non-practice of hygiene behavior remain key contributors to hygiene and sanitation challenges. This situation also leads to anemia, stunted growth, and higher incidence of absenteeism which consequently impede a child’s learning and ability to stay in school. UNICEF correctly notes that poverty is linked directly to poor sanitation and hygiene, and has emphasized the vital role of government in breaking the cycle of poverty and ensuring access to improved drinking water and sanitation. On the other hand, it has been estimated that about 43.7 percent and 44.7 percent of pre-school age and school-age children, respectively, in the country have soil-transmitted helminth infections, which are also associated with poverty, lack of access to safe and clean water, and poor sanitation and hygiene. The situation is compounded by other factors, including shortage of funds for: (a) the installation of toilet and handwashing facilities, (b) the provision of adequate water supply, and hygiene items for schools, and (c) the implementation of school-based solid waste management. Other compounding factors include the lack of mechanisms for operation and maintenance to ensure facilities’ cleanliness and suitability for continued use, and the scarce funding for the security and safekeeping of school property, which is especially urgent in the most highly congested schools in the country.
The DepEd WinS Program is designed to achieve learning and health outcomes of Filipino students through a comprehensive, sustainable, and scalable school-based WASH program pursuant to the State’s mandate to defend the right of children to dignity, assistance, and protection from conditions that would hamper their development.
NAME:SOLEDAD C. WALLANG
WINS COORDINATOR
CONTACT NUMBER : 09550928638
TEACHER III
HOMEROOM GUIDANCE COORDINATOR
VALUES/ESP COORDINATOR
CHILD PROTECTION COORDINATOR