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   Maintaining  the  WinS  Momentum    WASH  in  Schools  at  UNC    Monday,  26th  October,  2015    Tuesday,  27th  October,  2015        Event  Description    Fulfilling   every   child’s   right   to   water,   sanitation   and   hygiene   education   (WASH)   remains   a   major  challenge  for  policymakers,  school  administrators  and  communities.  The  WASH  in  Schools  (WinS)  Event  at   the  UNC  Water  &  Health   conference  will   provide  an  opportunity   for  practitioners,   researchers   and  government   to   join   together   and   create   a   more   cohesive   group   to   support   and   advocate   for   WinS  worldwide.    The  event  will  be  structured  around  the  five  thematic  areas  that  have  been  prioritized  by  the  sector:  Daily  Group  Handwashing,  Menstrual  Hygiene  Management  (MHM),  WinS  Monitoring,  WinS  Evidence  Base,  and  WinS  Advocacy.    The  WinS   event  will   further   enhance   engagement   by   partners   and   build   upon   previous   successes.   In  addition,   the   role   of   global   level   stakeholders   and   cross-­‐collaborative   efforts   for   reaching   goals   and  scaling   up   existing   programs   will   be   further   examined.   During   the   event,   the   network   will   identify  methods  and  strategies  for  realizing  the  vision  of  a  world  where  all  children  attend  schools  that  provide  access  to  water,  sanitation  and  hygiene  education.        Event  Structure  

   Event   Conveners:   WinS   Network   (ACF,   Alliance   of   Religions   and   Conservation   (ARC),   Columbia  University,  Emory  University,  Fit   for  School   International,  German  Society  for   International  Cooperation  (GIZ),   Global   Public-­‐Private   Partnership   for   Handwashing   (GPPPHW),   IRC   International   Water   and  Sanitation  Centre,  Pure  Water   for   the  World,  Save   the  Children,  University  of  North  Carolina,  UNESCO,  UNICEF,  USAID/WASHplus,  WASH  Advocates,  WASH  United,  WaterAid,  Water  for  People,  WHO)      

  Day  1  (Monday,  26,  October)   Day  2  (Tuesday,  27  October)  

Redbud  Room  8:30  am  –  1:00  pm  

(1)  Scaling-­‐Up  Daily  Group  Handwashing  (2)  Operationalizing  Menstrual  Hygiene  Management  

(3)  Enhanced  WinS  Monitoring  (4)  Generating  Evidence  for  WinS  (5)  Advancing  WinS  Advocacy  

Azalea  Room  Afternoon   Networking  for  WinS  (4  –  6pm)   Networking  for  WinS  in  (2-­‐6pm)  

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Session One : Scaling-Up Daily Group Handwashing  Conveners:  WASH  in  Schools  Network  Facilitator:  Bella  Monse, German  Society  for  International  Cooperation  (GIZ)    Session  Type:  Plenary  session    Date:  Monday  26,  October  2015  Time:  8:30  –  10:30  am  Room:  Redbud  Room    Session  Objective:  To   take   stock  of   successful   integration  of   supervised  daily  group  handwashing   into  WinS  programs.    Session  Description  Supervised  daily  group  handwashing  in  schools  can  be  an  effective  strategy  for  building  hygiene  habits,  with   the  potential   to   lead   to  positive  health  and  education  outcomes  and   improved  quality  of   life   for  children.   Several   countries   have   adopted   the   approach   and   have   started   to   incorporate   daily   group  handwashing    into  large-­‐scale  programs.  In  the  Philippines,  more  than  2.5  million  children  are  practicing  daily   group   handwashing   with   soap   as   part   of   school   based   activites.   In   India,   the   government  announced   that   group   handwashing  would   become   part   of   the   country’s  Mid   Day  Meal   Programme,  which  is  targeting  to  reach  more  than  1.2  million  schools  and  110  million  children.  Special  attention  and  emphasis  is  given  to  practical  solutions  such  as  group  handwashing  facilities  for  schools  and  concepts  for  the  management  of  supervised  group  handwashing.  This  session  will  examine  the  lessons  learned  from  these  programs  and  focus  on  incorporating  them  into  existing  WinS  programs.      Session   Output:   To   successfully   engage   WinS   network   partners   in   the   scaling   up   of   daily   group  handwashing   through   the   development   of   a   toolkit   for   practitioners   implementing   handwashing  programs.      Time   Thematic  Areas  and  Presenters  08:30     Welcome  and  Introduction,  Murat  Sahin,  WASH  in  Schools  Advisor,  UNICEF  08:35   Scaling  Up  Daily  Group  Handwashing  

08:35   Why  Daily  Group  Handwashing?  Bella  Monse,  GIZ  

08:45   Three  Star  Approach  for  WASH  in  Schools:  A  concept  for  School  Accreditation.  Habib  Benzian,  Fit  for  School  International  

08:55   Form  Follows  Function  :  Group  Handwashing  Facilities  in  Elementary  Schools.  Ayphalla  Te,  GIZ    

09:10   Daily  Group  Handwashing  At-­‐Scale  in  India.  Mamita  Bora  Thakkar,  UNICEF  India  

09:30   Panel  Discussion  1:  Milestones  and  Requirements  to  Meet  National  Standards.  Nicole  Siegmund,  GIZ;    John  Magno,  Secretary  of  Education,  Autonomous  Region  of  Muslim  Mindanao;  Mamita  Bora  Thakkar,  UNICEF  India.  Moderated  by  Habib  Benzian,  Fit  for  School  International  

   10:00   Panel  Discussion  2:  Habit  Formation  through  Daily  Group  Handwashing.  Hanna  Woodburn,  Global  Public  Private  Partnership  for  Handwashing  (GPPPHW);  Robert  Dreibelbis,  University  of  Oklahoma  (TBC).  Moderated  by  Murat  Sahin,  UNICEF    

10:25   Wrap-­‐up  and  link  to  Advocacy  session.  Bella  Monse,  GIZ    

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Session Two : Operationalizing Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools  Conveners:  WASH  in  Schools  Network  Facilitator:  Therese  Mahon,  WaterAid  Session  Type:  Plenary  session    Date:  Monday,  26  October  2015  Time:  11:00  –  1:00  pm  Room:  Redbud  Room    Session  Objective:  To  review  progress  against  the  MHM  priorities  identified  at  the  2013  WinS  Network  and  2014  MHM  in  Ten  meetings,  share  good  practices  and  strengthen  alliances  to  achieve  goals.    Session  Description  Menstrual   Hygiene  Management   (MHM)   through  WASH   in   Schools   empowers   all   students,   especially  girls   by  offering   an   alternative   to   the   stigma  and  marginalization  often   associated  with  menstruation.  Strong  cultural   taboos  around  menstruation  are  present   in  many  societies.  With  the  onset  of  puberty,  adolescent  girls  face  the  embarrassment  of  having  to  manage  menstruation  in  schools,  with  toilets  that  are   often   unclean,   lack   privacy   and   are   shared   with   boys.   Providing   female   students   and   staff   with  practical   information   as  well   as   private   and   safe   facilities   for  MHM  contributes   to   dignity   and   gender  equality.   To   date,   the   sector   has   expanded   its   evidence   base   and   utilized   findings   for   the   effective  implementation   of  MHM   programs.   In   addition,   three   annual   virtual   conferences   have   been   held   to,  share  best  practices  and  advocate  national  governments  and  donors  to  support  scaling  up.  This  session  will  map  the  currently  available  research  and  operationalization  of  existing  MHM  programs,  leading  to  a  vision  for  the  next  ten  years.    Session  Output:   Identification  of  critical  next  steps  for  the  implementation  of  key  MHM  principles  and  MHM  in  Ten  vision.         Operationalizing  Menstrual  Hygiene  Management  in  Schools  11:00     Introduction  to  Menstrual  Hygiene  Management  in  WASH  in  Schools.  Therese  Mahon,  

WaterAid  11:15   Overview  of  Progress  in  MHM  and  outcomes  of  the  MHM  in  Ten  meeting.  Marni  Sommer,  

Columbia  University  

11:30   Ideas  Roundtables:  Measuring  progress  against  priority  areas  • Roundtable  1  :  Information  on  Existing  Beliefs,  Practices  and  Policies  facilitated  by  

Anna  Ellis,  Emory  University  &  Therese  Mahon,  WaterAid  • Roundtable  2  :  National  Plans  for  MHM  in  Schools  facilitated  by  Sarah  Bramley,  Save  

the  Children  &  Elynn  Walter,  WASH  Advocates    • Roundtable  3  :    National  Indicators  for  MHM  in  Schools  facilitated  by  Marni  Sommer,  

Columbia  University  &  Carmelita  Francois,  UNICEF    • Roundtable  4  :  Teacher  Training  Curriculum  facilitatated  by  Sarah  Fry,  

USAid/WASHplus)  &  Scheherazade  Feddal,  UNESCO      12:30   Panel  Discussion:  Outcomes  from  Roundtable  with  Facilitators.  Moderated  by  Julia  Rosenbaum,  USAID/WASHplus  

12:45   Launch  of  MHM  in  WinS  website.  Rev.  Al  Bailey,  Alliance  of  Religions  and  Conservation  (ARC)  

12:55   Wrap-­‐Up  and  link  to  Advocacy  session.  Therese  Mahon,  WaterAid      

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Session Three : Enhanced Monitoring of WASH in Schools Conveners:  WASH  in  Schools  Network  Facilitator:  Robert  Bain,  UNICEF    Session  Type:  Plenary  session    Date:  Tuesday  27,  October  2015  Time:  8:30  –  10:00  am  Room:  Redbud      Session  Objective:  To  share  results  of  global  WinS  monitoring,  including  a  review  of  how   countries   are   currently   integrating  WinS   into   Education  Management   Information   System   (EMIS)  surveys,  and  discuss  support  of  more  consistent  monitoring.    Session  Description  Significant  progress  has  been  made  in  both  the  quantity  and  quality  of  available  WASH  in  Schools  (WinS)  data.  As  the  number  of  countries  implementing  WinS  programs  grows,  there  is  a  need  for  a  consistent  global  monitoring  system  and  guidelines  against  which  the  data  are  measured.  The  global  launch  of  the  monitoring   publication,  Advancing   WASH   in   Schools   Monitoring   marks   a   continued   commitment  to  ensuring  that  all  schools  have  access  to  water,  sanitation  and  hygiene  facilities.  Data  from  149  countries,  which   implement  WinS  programs,  were  collected,  representing  a  significant   increase   in  the  number  of  countries   reporting  WinS  data.  The  data  compiled  within   the  publication  provide  a  baseline   for  global  WinS   monitoring.   Currently,   WinS   data   are   provided   by   a   number   of   different   sources   and   refer   to  varying   indicator   definitions.   Improving   WinS   monitoring   within   existing   national   EMIS   can   help   to  address   disparities,   but   the   current   lack   of   sector-­‐wide   standards   for   WinS   may   hinder   consistent  monitoring,  cross-­‐country  comparison,  and  global  aggregation  of  data.  The  current  minimum  standards,  were  developed   in  2009  and  do  not  reflect   the  sector’s  growth.  This  session  will  address  the  need  for  established   standards   to   support   the   collection   of   quality   data   for   global   aggregation   and   accurate  tracking   of   progress.   The  WinS   Network   will   utilize   the   session's   outcomes   to   revise   and   update   the  current  minimum  standards.    Session  Output:  To  develop  a  consensus  for  the  revision  of  the  WASH  in  Schools  Minimum  Standards  &  Guidelines.    

Enhanced  Monitoring  of  WASH  in  Schools  08:30   Introduction  to  WASH  in  Schools  Monitoring.  Robert  Bain,  UNICEF  08:35   Advancing  WASH  in  Schools  Monitoring.  Christie  Chatterley  &  Robert  Bain,  UNICEF    

08:45   Improved  WASH  in  Schools  Guidelines  for  Improved  Standard  Setting  and  Enhanced  Monitoring.  Oliver  Schmoll,  WHO  &  Scheherazade  Feddal,  UNESCO  

08:55   Benchmarking  of  WASH  in  Schools  in  India.  Srinivas  Chary  Vedala,  Administrative  Staff  College  of  India    

09:05   Ideas  Roundtables  :  Developing  Consensus  for  the  Revision  of  WinS  Guidelines  • Roundtable  1  :  Role  and  Policy  Uptake  of  WinS  Guidelines  at  National  &  International  

Levels  facilitated  by  Mark  Duey,  Water  for  People  &  Oliver  Schmoll,  WHO    • Roundtable  2  :    Gaps  in  Exisiting  Guidelines  facilitated  by  Nick  Chudeau,  State  of  

California  &  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  University  (TBC)  

09:45   Panel  Discussion:  Outcomes  from  Roundtables  with  Facilitators  09:55   Wrap  up  and  link  to  Advocacy  session.  Robert  Bain,  UNICEF  

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Session Four : Generating Evidence in WASH in Schools  Conveners:  WASH  in  Schools  Network  Facilitator:    Matt  Freeman,  Emory  University  Session  Type:  Plenary  session    Date:  Tuesday,  27  October  2015  Time:  10:00  –  11:30  am  Room:  Redbud      Session   Objective:   To   share   and   take   stock   of   existing   and   emerging   research  within  the  WinS  sector.    Session  Description  The  growth  of   the  WinS   sector  has  been  most  evident   in   the  area  of   research,  where   the  move   from  grey   literature   to   documented   and   organized   studies   has   been   enhanced   through   partnerships   with  universities.   However,   the   strength   of   the   current   WinS   evidence   base,   upon   which   advocacy   and  programming   are   dependent,   is   varied.   While   the   role   of   WinS   in   improving   health   outcomes   and  boosting  attendance  among  school  children  is  now  more  recognized,  there  is  still  a  need  to  improve  the  evidence  base  around  a  range  of  areas,  including  behavior  change  communication  and  complementary  impacts   of   interventions   from   other   sectors,   such   as   health   and   education.   Rigorous   operational  research   can   improve   our   understanding   of   the   efficacy   and   effectiveness   of   existing   programs   and  support  the  design  of  improved  programs  in  the  future.  This  session  will  examine  the  currently  available  and  emerging  research  to  determine  how  to  best  generate  quality  evidence.    Session  Output:  To  develop  a  sector-­‐wide  consensus  on  methods  for  generating  quality  evidence.    

Generating  Evidence  in  WASH  in  Schools  10:00   Introduction  and  Overview  of  Existing  WinS  Evidence  Base.  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  

University  10:05   How  Does  School  Sanitation  Impact  Student  Enrollment?  Anjali  Adukia,  University  of  

Chicago  (TBC)  10:15   Zambia  School  WASH  Outcome  Study.  Orlando  Hernandez,  FHI360  

10:25   Strengthening  Outcome  Monitoring  -­‐  Randomized  Control  Studies  in  Kenya,  Mali  &  Laos.  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  University  

10:35   Ideas  Roundtables  :  Strengthening  the  WASH  in  Schools  Evidence  Base  • Roundtable  1:  How  to  Generate  Quality  Evidence  facilitated  by  Ryan  Cronk,  UNC  &  

Orlando  Hernandez,  FHI360  • Roundtable  2:  Identifying  Measurable  Outcomes  facilitated  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  

University  &  Kelly  Latham,  Water  for  People  (TBC)  

11:15   Panel  Discussion:  Outcomes  from  Roundtables  with  Facilitators  

11:25   Wrap-­‐Up  and  link  to  advocacy  session.  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  University      

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Session Five : Advancing WASH in Schools Advocacy  Conveners:  WASH  in  Schools  Network  Facilitator:  Murat  Sahin  of  UNICEF  Session  Type:  Plenary  session    Date:  Tuesday  27,  October  2015  Time:  11:30  –  1:00  pm    Session   Objective:   To   share   successful   examples   of   global   and   country   level  adaptations  of  Raising  Even  More  Clean  Hands.    Session  Description  The   importance   of   WASH   in   Schools   (WinS)   within   the   development   sector   is   being   increasingly  recognized  as  shown  by  the  growth  in  the  number  of  organizations  that  joined  the  Call  to  Action  in  both  2010   and   2012.   The  WinS   sector’s   flagship   publication,  Raising   Even  More   Clean   Hands,   was   globally  launched  in  October  2012.  Since  the  launch,  both  partners  and  national  governments  have  adapted  the  publication   to   their   respective   contexts.   India   and   Laos   collaborated  with   partners   to   rollout   country  specific   adaptations.   At   the   global   level,   partners   such   as   the   Alliance   of   Religions   and   Conservation  (ARC)  have  adapted  the  publication  to  join  the  global  movement.  This  session  will  examine  the  growth  of  the  existing  community  of  practice  for  the  WinS  Global  Network  and  expansion  of  the  Call  to  Action.  The  network  will  continue  to  maintain  the  momentum  to  realize  the  vision  of  a  world  where  all  children  can  attend  school  with  access  to  water,  sanitation  and  hygiene  education.      Session  Output:  To  encourage  additional  countries  and  partners  to  adapt  Raising  Clean  Hands  to  their  local  context  and  continue  to  scale  up  WinS  programs.    

   

Advancing  WASH  in  Schools  Advocacy  11:30   Introduction  and  overview  of  WinS  Advocacy.  Murat  Sahin,  UNICEF  

11:35   Developing  a  WinS  Strategy  :  WaterAid  Experience.  Therese  Mahon,  WaterAid  

11:45   Global  Adaptation  of  Raising  Even  More  Clean  Hands  and  Launch  of  Putting  Clean  Hands  Together.  Rev.  Al  Bailey,  ARC  

11:55   Mapping  WinS  Partners:  Private  Sector  Engagement  in  WinS.  Sarah  Fry,  FHI360  

12:05   WASH  for  All  Schools  in  India.  Rina  Ray,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development    

12:15   Panel  Discussion:  Review  of  session  outcomes  facilitated  by  Murat  Sahin,  UNICEF    • Scaling-­‐Up  Daily  Group  Handwashing  :  Bella  Monse,  GIZ  • Operationalizing  MHM:  Therese  Mahon,  WaterAid  • Enhanced  Monitoring  of  WinS:  Robert  Bain,  UNICEF  • Generating  Evidence  :  Matt  Freeman,  Emory  University  

12:50   Wrap-­‐Up  of  WinS  Event  and  agreement  to  update  Raising  Clean  Hands  in  2016    

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 Event  Contributors  

Session  Title   Contributors*  

Scaling  Up  Daily  Group  Handwashing  

Bella  Monse  (GIZ),  Mamita  Bora  Thakkar  (UNICEF),  Sacha  Greenberg  (ACF),  Murat  Sahin  (UNICEF),  Julia  Rosenbaum  (USAID/WASHplus),  Rushabh  Hemani  (UNICEF),  Om  Prasad  Gautum  (WaterAid),  Anisha  Patel  (UCSF),  Hanna  Woodburn  (GPPPHW),  Habib  Benzian  (Fit  for  School)  

Operationalizing  Menstrual  Hygiene  Management  in  Schools  

Therese  Mahon  (Water  Aid),  Marni  Sommer  (Columbia  University)  ,  Bethany  Caruso  (Emory  University)  Ina  Jurga  (WASH  United)  ,  Sarah  Fry  (USAID/WASHplus),  Jacquelyn  Haver  (Save  the  Children),  Sarah  Bramley  (Save  the  Children),  Kanako  Katayama,  Sue  Cavill,  Carmelita  Francois,  Yodit  Sheido  (UNICEF),  Rebecca  Fishman  (WASH  Advocates),  Scheherazade  Feddal  (UNESCO)  

Enhanced  Monitoring  of  WASH  in  Schools  

Robert  Bain  (UNICEF),  Greg  Keast  (UNICEF),  Ryan  Cronk  (UNC),  Christie  Chatterley  (UNICEF),  Brooke  Yamakoshi  (UNICEF),  Marc  Overmars  (UNICEF),  Abram  Abanil  (GIZ),  Jordan  Teague  (WASH  Advocates),  Yirgalem  Solomon  (UNICEF),  Scott  Pulizzi  (UNESCO),  Oliver  Schmoll  (WHO),  Scheherazade  Feddal  (UNESCO)  

Evidence-­‐Based  Minimum  Standards  for  WASH  in  Schools  

Matt  Freeman  (Emory  University),  Peter  van  Maanen  (UNICEF),  Nick  Chudeau  (State  of  California),  Elynn  Walter  (WASH  Advocates),  Christie  Chatterley  (UNICEF),  Leslie  Moreland  (Independent)  

Advancing  WASH  in  Schools  Advocacy    

Mamita  Bora  Thakkar  (UNICEF),  Rev  Al  Bailey  (ARC),  Hanna  Woodburn  (GPPPHW),  Om  Prasad  Gautum  (WaterAid),  Elynn  Walter  (WASH  Advocates),  Jordan  Teague  (WASH  Advocates)