Integrating ECD into WASH programming : Good Practices Thursday, July 27th 2017 Welcome to the Webinar on Integrating ECD into the WASH Sector: Creating a Foundation of Good Practices Noel Tomale Tarrazona Consultant

Introduction and Background - Addressing issues of children up to 8 years is one of the most cost effective investments. Scaling up ECD- WASH interventions WASH interventions to address ECD risk factors Behavior change and hygiene Context specific infant/child friendly WASH services Photo by: Noel Tomale Tarrazona

Purpose - Map and document good practices from UNICEF’s and partners’, in different countries.

Findings compiled: 6 countries 27 countries contacted Consultations Desk review Methods © UNI114842

Survey questions COUNTRY QUESTIONS Bangladesh What encompasses UNICEF’s technical support provided to ECD and pre-primary education? Is WASH in ECD component one of them? If yes, could you give information on how is this implemented and sustained? What lessons learned or best practices can be shared from your experience? Bulgaria What did your early intervention, early education, and health promotion programme encompass? Did you consider WASH in ECD as one of the interventions? If yes, what WASH related interventions did you have in ECD? Mongolia   How did UNICEF Mongolia initiate the WASH in Schools and kindergarten Programme? What lessons learned and best practices can be shared from the efforts to promote and sustain WASH facilities, hygiene practices, and changing hygiene behaviors?

Survey questions COUNTRY QUESTIONS Philippines What strategies did you undertake to secure government support to WASH programme that benefit schools and day care centres? What makes the collaborative effort work in sustaining program implementation in schools and day care centres? What lessons learned and best practices can be shared from UNICEF’s and LGU’s partnerships? Sao Tome and Principe How did you implement and sustain the WASH programme? How did the partnership between WFP and the Ministry of Education benefit children in primary schools and kindergartens? What lessons learned or best practices can be shared from the partnership to sustain a WASH programme?

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Good Practices - Bangladesh - Pre-primary schools hygiene behavior; - Handwashing exercise to pupils; - Community maintenance of WASH facilities; - Training of 2,300 para workers in 345 para centres on hygiene promotion; and, - Providing WASH facilities: 50 water points, 100 latrines, and 345 handwashing facilities. © UNI126477 Photo by: Bangladesh CO

Good Practices - Bulgaria - Home visits by public nurses to educate and counsel parents and guardians with 0-3 years children on personal hygiene. © UN039273 © UNI114844 Photo Credit: UNICEF New York

Good Practices - Mongolia - 15 innovative container WASH facilities that benefitted 1,400 children; - WASH in Kindergarten program; - Organized hygiene promotions; - Handwashing practice; and, - Third-party monitoring. © UNI176831 © UNI134438

Good Practices - Philippines - 23 provincial/city governments supporting WASH in day care centres; - WASH programming in 1,361 day care centres and 647 Tahderriya (day care centers in Islamic communities); and, - UNICEF’s collaboration with Local Government Units (LGUs) for advocacy, capacity building, and provision of material for assistance. © UNI45413

Good Practices - Sao Tome and Principe - Training of teachers and pupils in 80 schools and kindergartens on use of toilets and hygiene promotion; and, - Use of recycled rain water. © UNI33673

Good Practices - Nepal - UNICEF and Unilever partnership to launch “Help A Child Reach 5” to target 100,000 children to wash their hands with soap, especially after using toilet. Image credit: Unilever © UNI176713

Recommendations - Systematic integration of ECD in WASH by means of: Capacity development, especially in monitoring and reporting. Identification of champions for implementation of activities. Collaboration with stakeholders (including parents/caregivers); Promotion of infant and child friendly WASH services. © UNI139251 © UNI114850 © UNI104774 © UNI33674 © UNI185852

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Thank you! For more information, please contact: © UN014947 © UNI77810 Thank you! For more information, please contact: Eduardo Garcia Rolland, ECD Specialist Telephone: +1-917-265-4560; Email: erolland@unicef.org David Tsetse, WASH Specialist Telephone: +1-917-265-4663; Email: dtsetse@unicef.org Noel Tomale Tarrazona, Consultant Skype: Weng Tarrazona; Email: ntarrazona@gmail.com