1. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Innovation in
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
in schools
UNICEF Mongolia

2. Content
National WASH situation
Importance of adequate WASH services
WASH, a smart investment
WASH Container innovation

3. National WASH situation
Slow progressing indicators:
Use of improved drinking water sources
65.2 per cent (2010) to 68.1 per cent (2013)
Use of improved sanitation
54.3 per cent (2010) to 58.3 per cent (2013)
Open Defecation practices remain significantly high at 25.2% of the rural population, decreasing 11 percentage points since 2000

4. Importance of adequate WASH services
Diarrhea 3rd largest cause of U5M
Hepatitis A - 22% of communicable disease in 2008
Implications of inadequate WASH services in schools
spread of disease
absence through illness
malnutrition and dehydration
Not supportive of child development

5. WASH, a smart investment
In 2009, Mongolia lost an estimated 35.5 billion Mongolian Tugrugs (MNT), or US$ 26 million, due to poor sanitation and hygiene, equivalent to approximately 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).
UNICEF, Economic Impacts of Sanitation in Mongolia, 2011
The benefits of achieving the MDG target on water and sanitation are estimated to be between $3 and $34 per dollar invested.
- WHO, 2004

6. WASH Container Innovation – Nalaikh Kindergarten #23
15 units
5 models
Kindergartens/Schools/Dormitories
Girls/Boys/Teachers and staff
Toilets/Handwashing/Urinals
Showers for dormitory children

7. WASH Container Innovation – Tunel soum Khuvsgul

8. WASH Container Innovation
Safe, hygienic and child friendly environment
Standardized design, manufacture and O&M
High quality
Space saving
Generally lower cost than indoor washrooms
Semi-mobile
Sustainable investment
Initial results are very positive

9. WASH Container Innovation
Lowest cost in location with existing water supply and sewerage