WASH in Schools International Learning Exchange 2015 - Report

The 4Th WASH in Schools International Learning Exchange (WinS ILE) was held from October 12 to 16, 2015 at Hotel Taj Samudra, in Colombo in Sri Lanka. This event was organized by the Ministry of Education with collaborative support of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Water Supply. The technical and financial support was provided by the UNICEF Sri Lanka office.

The aim of the Exchange was to provide a forum to share experiences and best practices of the 16 countries of South & East Asia & of the Pacific region, among each other. The countries that participated were Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Sri Lanka. There were 77 foreign delegates including regional & global advisors representing these countries. From Sri Lanka representatives from the provinces, members from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of City planning & water supply too participated. Some students who had participated in the South Asian Student conference held in June too participated in this ILE.