WASH in schools

Every child has the right to a quality education, which includes access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services while at school. Children spend a significant portion of their day at school, where WASH services can impact student learning, health, and dignity, particularly for girls. The inclusion of WASH in schools in the Sustainable Development Goals (targets 4.a, 6.1, 6.2) represents increasing recognition of their importance as key components of a ‘safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environment’?and as part of ‘universal’ WASH access, which emphasizes the need for WASH outside of the home.

Drinking water in schools.

In 2021, seven out of ten children had a basic drinking water service at their school.

Sanitation in schools.

In 2021, nearly three out of four children had basic sanitation service at their school.

Hygiene in schools.

In 2021, nearly three out of five children worldwide had a basic hygiene service at their school.

Why are water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) important for learners’ health and well-being ?

• Access to safe drinking-water, clean toilets, and hand-washing facilities are essential in schools to ensure that learners are healthy, grow and become better educated. Globally, too many learners do not have accessible, inclusive, functional WASH facilities in their schools, and lack of access to clean drinking-water and appropriate toilet and hygiene facilities are leading contributors to child morbidity and mortality. Inadequate facilities in schools are associated with higher rates of infectious illnesses such as gastrointestinal and urinary conditions (e.g., diarrhoea, constipation, incontinence) and contribute to psychological distress poor growth and poor neurocognitive development.
• Infectious diseases associated with poor WASH include not only diarrhoeal diseases, but also skin, eye, and respiratory conditions, including COVID-19. Improving WASH not only benefits health in the short term but may also reduce future risk of infectious disease outbreaks and long-term disabilities such as blindness due to trachoma or hearing impairment due to otitis media. Access to adequate WASH facilities is a fundamental human right and a Sustainable Development Goal ().

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