March 11, 2015
Location: Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Participants: 210 Organizations: Anderhal Youth Representatives In Dadyal District Mirpur of Azad Kashmir children, teachers, parents, and government officials mobilized and motivated millions to lather up in order to reduce life-threatening diseases, such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. Andrhal Youth representatives (AYL) […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Mexico Participants: 100,000 Organizations: Agencia de Protección Sanitaria del Gobierno del Distrito Federal Se realiza la difusión del día mundial del lavado de manos compartiendo el cartel desde el twitter del Gobierno del Distrito Federal con el hashtag #Yomelavolasmanos dando retwit con las diferentes dependencias de […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Geraldton, Australia Participants: 40 Organizations: Juniper Hillcrest All staff working at an elder care facility took part in handwashing activities. Certificates and prizes were given to those who did an exceptional job washing their hands.
March 11, 2015
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Participants: 200 Organizations: Shangri-La Hotel Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta celebrates Global Handwashing Day by visiting SMPN 181 Bendungan Hilir Jakarta for a handwashing and hygiene education activity on Wednesday, 15 October 2014. Global Handwashing Day takes place every 15 October to encourage everyone to wash their […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Nowshera District, Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Participants: 300 Organizations: RDP RDP is a Pakistani National NGO and is working for the socio-economic well-being of the most vulnerable segments of the society. RDP celebrated the Global Handwashing Day with children in the government schools in Nowshera District of Khyber […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Haryana, India Participants: 40 Organizations: Integrated Rural Development Project & SUKARYA Under Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP), Global Handwashing Day was celebrated at two villages, Manger & Gwalpahadi, with an objective of sensitizing the village women on their role to keep their family members & especially children […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Thimphu, Bhutan Participants: 1,256 Organizations: Zilnon Namgyellling Primary School On October 15, 2014 students and teachers enjoyed talks, dances, plays and mass handwashing demonstrations to celebrate Global Handwashing Day
March 11, 2015
Location: Blackburn, UK Participants: 50 Organizations: Care 4 Kids Nursery Blackburn We had a great day at nursery. All of our fun activities were focussed around hygiene and handwashing. Our Tweenies did all the actions while singing the handwashing song, learning how to wash their hands the right […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Kot Diji, Khairpur, Pakistan Participants: 850 Organizations: Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, District Govt. Khairpur, Spiritual Chords Kot Diji DRR Park’s first public event held on 15th October, celebrated Global Handwashing Day 2014. The event was organised by the Heritage Foundation (HF) of Pakistan in collaboration with […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Luanda, Angola Participants: 30 Organizations: Fundaçao Arte e Cultura We started with an interactive session with kids on handwashing and asked questions like: Why is it important? When should they wash hands? Can they show where all germs can live on hands? How to wash hands properly […]
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