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WASH in school

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene and Climate Change Resilience

Safe water, sanitation and good hygiene practices

ODF

No More Open Defecation in Vientiane Capital

Lao PDR's capital becomes the first capital city in the ASEAN region to achieve the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.

A pre-primary student at Keng Kou Primary School brushes his teeth.

Better education, improved hygiene for equal futures

More than 400 students now has improved access to water and sanitation in Saravan province.

A woman smiling

The Miracle of Water

How Providing Access to Clean Water Has Improved the Lives of Families

Deputy Village Chief Naduangchanh shows the new water towers constructed by UNICEF

29 January 2021

Ending open defecation for cleaner and healthier villages

UNICEF, with funding from MMG through UNICEF Australia, is supporting a community-led approach to eliminate open defecation in Viraburi District of Savannak

A child and a woman

28 January 2021

Hygiene and Health Go Hand in Hand

UNICEF is supporting schools in Savannakhet with essential sanitation facilities and helping to raise awareness

Children celebrating

15 October 2020

Splish-Splash-Rub-a-Dub!

Children celebrate the global handwashing day in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

A girl

Recover, Rebound, Reimagine

Building a better future for every child in East Asia and the Pacific, post COVID-19

(PDF, 9,09 MB)

ODF

A new milestone in Lao PDR’s bid to achieve total sanitation.

Borikhamxay province becomes the first province to receive an open defecation free status.

Children Washing Hands

Everything you need to know about washing your hands

Knowing the facts is key to being properly prepared and protecting yourself and your loved ones.