October 18, 2016
The Free Waterborn Diseases Society and Kazana Cultural Group in Kenya targeted 150 children on Global Handwashing Day to educate about the use of tippy taps and created taps using local materials.
March 10, 2015
This inspiring, award-winning video shows the process of making a tippy-tap.
July 1, 2020
Citation: Mbakaya, B.C., Kalembo, F.W., Zgambo, M. (2020). Use, Adoption, and Effectiveness of Tippy-Tap Handwashing Station in Promoting Hand Hygiene Practices in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review. BMC Public Health, 20(1). doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09101-w. Abstract Background: Tippy-taps are locally made devices for washing hands with running […]
October 30, 2017
This year TippyTap Kenya celebrated Global Handwashing Day on the 16th October at Isinya primary school in Kajiado county and was attended by over 3,000 pupils and partners, attempting to break the Guinness world record titled ‘most hands washed by tippy taps’ that saw 150 […]
October 5, 2016
TippyTap-Kenya hosted handwashing event educating children and community members on merits of handwashing and general hygiene. Little children were shown how to correctly wash their hands, using simple devices called tippy taps which were employed during demonstration. Learn more here: http://www.tippytap-kenya.org
March 13, 2015
This brochure from SPRING/Bangladesh shows the steps used to construct a tippy-tap handwashing station.
March 13, 2015
The purpose of this study was to document the process through which tippy-taps were promoted to qualitatively explore the results and to draw out lessons for future interventions.
March 12, 2015
Location: Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Participants: 15,000 Handwashing talks were held in schools and a radio interview about the importance of handwashing was given. Pupils at Dee Banks School making a simple handwashing structure called a tippy tap used in rural Zambia. The picture behind them shows Limbundu […]
October 14, 2020
By: Sona Sharma and Armelle Sacher, Action Against Hunger To promote hygienic behaviors, we must communicate and engage with communities across a variety of communication channels. In Uganda’s Kyangwali refugee settlement, Action Against Hunger’s social and behavior change efforts went beyond the simple dissemination of […]
April 24, 2020
This post was originally posted on the USAID Afya Uzazi Program news section. Washing hands with soap is a simple yet effective way to prevent diseases. It is recommended that family members wash hands with soap and running water at critical times including after visiting […]
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