September 19, 2017
Rotana hotels have organized a social awareness event that will include handwashing-related posters, booklets and t-shirts, and handwashing stations.
September 13, 2017
World Vision International will celebrate Global Handwashing Day 2017 with public handwashing pledges (1,000 people), hosting a drawing competition for local children (100 local children), song & dance performances in 4 areas, handwashing station design or decoration (4 events), schoolyard games and activities in at […]
September 13, 2017
The event will focus on WASH in schools in Karu, Nasarawa State, in three selected primary schools with 150,000 people. Activities include brief talk on hygiene promotion with emphasis on handwashing with soap at critical times, pupils performing stage drama, demonstrations, and construction of group […]
September 7, 2017
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October 20, 2016
UNICEF South Sudan celebrated Global Handwashing Day in all schools throughout South Sudan by having pupils wash hands with soap and clean water and school head/teachers emphasizing on the importance of washing hands to prevent diseases. The main event took place in Juba with more than 4,500 […]
October 20, 2016
Tata Motors Ltd., based in India, celebrated Global Handwashing Day across Pimpri-Chinchwad City of Pune with a unique multi-partner collaboration. The major stakeholders coming together are Pimpri-Chinchwad City municipal corporation 131 schools, Integrated Child Development Services, 200 anganwadi centers, Annamrita – Mid Day Meal initiate, […]
October 10, 2016
SNV conducted a campaign in Uganda which led up to World Toilet Day, which focused on addressing topics such as proper construction of handwashing stations, handwashing at five critical times, using handwashing triggering tools, and more. SNV also worked to upgrade handwashing stations. At an event, the President […]
October 9, 2016
Child Welfare Tshwane will distribute posters to its ECDs, drop-in centers, offices, the Bramley Child and Youth Care Centre, and partnering schools in Tshwane to create awareness about the importance of washing hands correctly. They will host a poster competition for the children and the winner will be announced […]
October 8, 2016
Vision Africa Regional Network (VAREN) celebrated Global Handwashing Day in collaboration with UNICEF this year by conduct focus groups discussions with pupils and teachers at schools and health staff and new mothers at health facilities to explain the importance of handwashing with soap starting from the 3rd […]
October 5, 2016
For the third year in a row, Concern Universal and PZ Cussons joined forces with some of Nigeria’s top entertainers to hold Nigeria’s, and probably the world’s, largest celebration of Global Handwashing Day to inspire a generation of children to adopt and pass on the […]
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