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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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August 2, 2017

Global Handwashing Day 2017 Social Media Toolkit

The Global Handwashing Day social media campaign aims to create a global buzz about handwashing and to inspire increased promotion and practice of  handwashing globally. Social media tools reach millions of individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government officials around the world. Social media tools allow Global Handwashing […]

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July 6, 2017

Announcing the 2017 Global Handwashing Day Theme: “Our Hands, Our Future!”

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with. Every year, Global Handwashing Day is celebrated with events, campaigns, and handwashing programs around the world. Before each Global Handwashing Day, the Global […]

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June 27, 2017

Highlights from the Global Handwashing Day 2017 Planning Call

On June 21st, the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) held its first Global Handwashing Day planning call to kick off planning efforts for this year’s celebration. Download the planning call’s slide deck and notes for highlights from the call, including: Overall results and success stories from 2016, Theme discussion for 2017, The different […]

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February 28, 2017

Global Handwashing Day 2016 Report

Global Handwashing Day occurs annually on October 15. In 2016, more than 213 million people around the world rallied around the theme “Make Handwashing a Habit”. As the driving force behind Global Handwashing Day, the Global Handwashing Partnership developed this Global Handwashing Day 2016 Report […]

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