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In Nepal from the Wateraid, in WASH in School for emergency, during relief program from different partners we have provided relief mainly hygiene materials and some water purification materials. WAN has been providing recovery program in School under the 4 different objectives. WAN has constructing and rehabilitation in school water supply system, main focus in providing children safe water, fro providing safe water after earthquake WAN has provided Bio Sand Filter along with school children awareness program for point of use method. After earthquake, we have been constructing resilience toilet with providing more priority for gender,disability. During toilet construction. installing Sanitation Pad Incineration unit, providing training to make sanitation pad even for school children is good starting after the disaster. Development of school children club for WASH promotion activities are good example in earthquake affected areas. Some legal experiences on School WASH in Nepal are as follows:
Government of Nepal (GoN) has committed to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all in Nepal by 2017.GoN in South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) IV has committed to raise the profile of WASH in schoolsby ensuring every new and existing school at everyeducational level has functioning, child-friendly andseparate toilets for girls and boys, with menstrual hygienemanagement facilities.GoN in SACOSAN V has committed to prioritize and promote child and disabled friendly services and menstrual hygiene management in schools and monitor this in standards,design, delivery and monitoring.School Sector Reform Plan 2009-15 (SSRP) envisages minimum enabling conditions in all schools that cater for the diverse needs (physical and learning environment) of students.

National Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan (NSHMP) of Nepal- 2011 brought the concept of total sanitation, which is a range of facilities and hygiene behaviors that lead to achieve sanitized condition of the designated areas (VDC and municipality including settlements, Toles, schools’ catchments, etc). Total Sanitation is expected to achieve a sanitized condition in two phases i) Open Defecation Free (ODF) Situation and ii) Total Sanitized Post-ODF Situation. i) ODF must be the basic minimum and first criteria of total sanitation. One of the indicators/criteria for Open Defecation Free (ODF) is that all the schools must have toilet facilities. ii) Total Sanitized Post-ODF Situation phase includes all arrangements leading to sustainable hygiene and sanitation facilities and behaviors. One of the indicators suggested to ensure a Total Sanitation situation is achieved in the given area is that all schools must have Child, Gender and Disable (CGD) friendly water, toilet and hand washing (with soap station) facilities including menstrual hygiene facilities. Schools must have garbage pit facilities within the school premise. They also should keep their premises in clean and hygienic condition.

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WaterAid

In WaterAid Nepal from the Wateraid, in (WAN), for WASH in School for emergency, during Schools in emergencies as part of a relief program from different partners we have provided relief mainly hygiene materials and some water purification materials. WAN has been providing a recovery program in School Schools under the 4 our four different objectives. WAN has been constructing and providing rehabilitation in school water supply system, systems, main focus in providing children safe water, fro providing safe water after earthquake the earthquake. WAN has provided Bio Sand Filter Filters along with a school children awareness program for point of use method. methods. After the earthquake, we have been constructing resilience toilet with resilient toilets, providing more priority for gender,disability. During toilet construction. construction, installing Sanitation Pad Incineration unit, units, providing training to make sanitation pad even for school children is good starting after the disaster. Development of school children children's club for WASH promotion activities are as a good example in earthquake affected areas. Some legal experiences on School WASH in Nepal are as follows:
Government of Nepal (GoN) has committed to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all in Nepal by 2017.GoN 2017. GoN in South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) IV has committed to raise the profile of WASH in schoolsby schools by ensuring every new and existing school at everyeducational every educational level has functioning, child-friendly andseparate and separate toilets for girls and boys, with menstrual hygienemanagement facilities.GoN hygiene management facilities. GoN in SACOSAN V has committed to prioritize and promote child and disabled friendly services and menstrual hygiene hygiene management in schools and monitor this in standards,design, standards, design, delivery and monitoring.School monitoring. School Sector Reform Plan 2009-15 (SSRP) envisages minimum enabling conditions in all schools that cater for the diverse needs (physical and learning environment) of students.

National Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan (NSHMP) of Nepal- Nepal - 2011 brought the concept of total sanitation, which is a range of facilities and hygiene behaviors that lead to achieve sanitized condition of the designated areas (VDC and municipality including settlements, Toles, schools’ catchments, etc). Total Sanitation is expected to achieve a a sanitized condition in two phases phases: i) Open Defecation Defecation Free (ODF) Situation and ii) Total Sanitized Post-ODF Situation. i) ODF must be the basic minimum and first criteria of total sanitation. One of the indicators/criteria for Open Defecation Free (ODF) is that all the the schools must have toilet facilities. ii) Total Sanitized Post-ODF Situation phase includes all arrangements leading to sustainable hygiene and sanitation facilities and behaviors. One of the indicators suggested to ensure a Total Sanitation situation is achieved in the given area is that all schools must have Child, Gender and Disable (CGD) friendly water, toilet and hand washing (with soap station) facilities including menstrual hygiene facilities. Schools must have garbage pit facilities within the school premise. They also should keep their premises in clean and hygienic condition.