| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
Percentage of schools with:Basic drinking waterBasic sanitation or toilets |
48% 52% |
| Literacy rate for youth (15 - 24 years old) | 98 |
| Primary education completion rate | 98 |
| Secondary education completion rate | 65 |
| Gender parity rate in secondary schools competition (number of females to male) | 1.4 |
Source
Global Education Monitoring Report, Education for People and Planet: Creating Sustainable Solutions for All. UNESCO, 2016. Paris, FR.Partners
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports.
- Ministry of Health.
- Center for Social Work Excellence NGO.
- Emory University, USA.
- Mongolian State University of Education.
- National Center for Public Health.
- WASH Action of Mongolia NGO.
IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE
Under WinS4Girls, UNICEF worked with ministries of education and other partners at national level (typically through MHM Working Groups) to develop and promote a MHM intervention package informed by the WinS4Girls formative research.
Depending on the country, the intervention packages have taken different forms in response to the diverse needs expressed by girls, their teachers, and their families during the research. For example, they may include national or sub-national policies and guidelines; learning and communication materials; and training modules for teachers, health workers, and peer educators. In some cases, the package has included infrastructure development and pad production or distribution.
The package includes the following:
- MHM handbooks for school children peer-educators and teenage girl students.
- MHM recommendation for teachers and administrators to work with their girl learners.
- TV spot, an advocacy video directed at girls, but designed to raise awareness of the general population as well.
- MHM bookmark, a learner-friendly medium for reminding girls about the MHM.
- Poster, an instructional tool for the school community.
- Interactive website designed specifically for girl learners to understand puberty and MHM.
Research
The team conducted extensive research with teachers, learners, parents, and administrators through focus group discussions and interviews. The objective of the research was to understand the current situation in schools concerning the physical state of infrastructure and the attitudes and perceptions of key stakeholders of MHM. The team focused on dormitories and rural schools.