Field Note: Transformative Progress on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools Programme in Indonesia

Since 2016, significant progress has been made in ensuring Water Sanitation and Hygiene services (WinS) in Indonesia. The Ministry of Education (MoEC) published a WinS SDG profile and WinS Roadmap in 2017. The WinS SDG profile set the baseline for some of the indicators of SDG target 4.a.1: proportion of school with access to: (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic hand-washing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions). The WinS Roadmap is a planning document including bottleneck analysis, strategies, and milestones for the country to reach the WinS SDG target by 2030. Based on the Roadmap, UNICEF supported strengthening of the WinS enabling environment on areas such as policy advocacy and planning; budget and expenditure; monitoring and evaluation; implementation arrangement; and capacity development. As a result, the SDG indicators for WinS have seen significant progress over the past four years in Indonesia. One of the lessons learnt was the need for data to trigger concrete actions. A well-designed information system and good quality data spurred government to take action and allocate more funding for improving WinS access.