1. WASH through School
School as Center of Excellence for WASH
Presented by Government of Indonesia Delegation:
Dr. Oswar Mungkasa, MURP (National Development Planning Agency)
dr. Ariani, Sp. KO (Ministry of National Education)
Dubai International Humanitarian & Aid Development
Conference & Exhibition
Dubai, 4-6 April 2010

2. Outline
• Milestone
• Achievement
• Issues and
Challenge
• New Agenda

3. Issues and Challenges
MILESTONE
• •70.000 million people practicing open defecation 
1956  pilot project
•our target organizing committee established
1970  open defecation free in 2014.
• •SynergizedIslamic school part community-based total
1982   implemented of SHP
sanitation (5 pillars : CLTS, Hand washing, water,
• 1984  strategy and policies on SHP established
waste water, solid waste) through SHP
• 1989  SHP managing team established
• We have:
• – 2000  decentralization era
43 million students (from kindergarten to senior
• 2003  national policy on community-based water
secondary)
– and million teachers
2,7 sanitation
• – 2008  community-based total sanitation
245,000 educational institutions in 33 provinces
• 2009  mid-term development planning 2010-2014

4. ACHIEVEMENT
• SHP managing team established  from central –
district – sub district – school
• Yearly health school competition  best practice
in 1.000 school
• ‘little doctor’ project
• Variety of world initiatives such as FRESH and
Health Promoting School has been
implemented through SHP
• Central government commitment  SHP as part
of National Sanitation Acceleration Program
(NSAP) and community-based total sanitation

5. Issues and Challenges
• 70.000 million people practicing open defecation 
our target open defecation free in 2014.
• Synergized  implemented community-based total
sanitation (5 pillars : CLTS, Hand washing, water,
waste water, solid waste) through SHP
• We have:
– 43 million students (from kindergarten to senior
secondary)
– 2,7 million teachers
– 245,000 educational institutions in 33 provinces

6. ‘New’ Agenda
Surrounding
community
We have focused
greatly on the
development of WASH
within the school,
Reinforcement overlooking its great
potential in
School as accelerating the
center of
excellence development of WASH
sector
Decision Other
makers schools
WASH through School School as subject

7. School Health Program
(Main Principles)
Health
education
Healthy
Health School
services Environ-
ment

8. Who are the target?
Primary target
• Students
Secondary target
• Teachers, parents, school
managers
Tertiary target
• Educational institutions
• Student’s family
• Surrounding community

9. What Next
No. Activity 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Remarks
1 Consolidation of all WASH in Support by Unicef and
School projects in Indonesia Plan Indonesia
2 Development of WASH through Support by Unicef and
School grand design and road Plan Indonesia
map
3 Pilot Project of WASH through Support by Dubai
School Cares
4 Advocacy and socialization of National Water Supply
WASH through School and Environmental
Sanitation Working
Group
6 Replication and scaling up Local government

10. Can we do it?
• YES…YES…YES…
– Many players  UNICEF, CARE, SAVE the CHILDREN,
PLAN International, Catholic Relief Services, Gates
Foundation, DUBAI Cares, WSP World Bank, USAID,
AUSAID, the Netherland Embassy, not to mention the
Government of Indonesia and local NGO such as
Indonesia Toilet Association, PRAMUKA, etc.
– Working together in harmony  watsan working
group, watsan networking and Sanitation Donor
Group .
• So…Let’s Do It…. Right Now……

11. THANK YOU