DepEd to host global exchange on school sanitation
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:16:04 +0000
The Department of Education (DepEd) will host the 7th Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) in Schools International Learning Exchange (WinS ILE) on Nov. 11 to 15, 2019 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Quezon City.
The five-day exchange will facilitate learning on WASH in Schools among countries in Asia and the Pacific as part of the parameters in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which focuses on Quality Education.
The week-long program aims to generate political commitments among participating countries on having coordinated efforts to meet the WinS SDG targets through the two days of high-level discussions and three days of technical sessions, according to a press statement posted on DepEd’s website on Monday.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones will welcome education and health ministers, and other delegations from at least 19 countries as the Philippines aims to showcase its good practices on scaling up the WinS program to the international community.
The Philippines is considered a WinS model country internationally with its mature level of implementation and practices since hosting the first WinS ILE in 2012.
The WinS initiative is part of Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd, the integrated flagship program of the department’s health programs, plans, policies and activities for effective and efficient implementation at the school level.
The event is in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and Save the Children Philippines.