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October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. This year’s theme, “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene,” calls for collective action. This community forum serves as a conversational space that curates, collects, and maintains resources, blogs, and content for Global Handwashing Day.

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July 3, 2018

Global Handwashing Day 2018: Clean hands- a recipe for health

October 15th is Global Handwashing Day! This year, the Global Handwashing Day theme focuses on the links between handwashing and food – including food hygiene and nutrition. Handwashing is an important part of keeping food safe, preventing diseases, and helping children grow strong. Our tagline, […]

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May 14, 2018

Global Handwashing Day Feedback Survey

As the Global Handwashing Partnership prepares for Global Handwashing Day 2018, we want to hear from you! Please take this short survey to share your experience with the impact of Global Handwashing Day, and your feedback on the materials we develop to support Global Handwashing […]

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April 2, 2018

Our Hands, Our Future: Global Handwashing Day 2017 Report

The Global Handwashing Day 2017 Report is now available! The Global Handwashing Partnership developed the Global Handwashing Day 2017 Report to tell the story of how Global Handwashing Day was celebrated around the world in 2017. In 2017, more than 520 million people around the world rallied around the […]

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February 5, 2018

United Purpose and PZ Cussons Celebrate GHD in Nigeria

For the fourth consecutive year United Purpose and the PZ Cussons Foundation organized Nigeria’s largest Global Handwashing Day (GHD) campaign. This campaign was one of the largest GHD campaigns in the world. In total, more than 46,000 people washed their hands with soap during our […]

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