WASH in Schools Insights from Water for Women

This learning brief synthesizes and shares lessons from Water for Women’s investment in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools (WinS) as part of 20 projects led by civil society organization (CSO) partners, with a mix of support for improved WASH facilities and activities aimed at WASH behavior change. Combined, these activities reached more than 600 schools across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao
PDR), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu and Vietnam in Water for Women's first phase from 2018 to 2022. This brief summarises the nature of school WASH improvements being realized, provides an overview of successful approaches employed by partners, lessons learnt and recommendations for sector consideration. It is based on an analysis of secondary data sources available from Water for Women projects, including mid-term reviews, knowledge and learning products, project reporting and selected case studies.