March 11, 2015
Location: Okugo Refugee Camp, Ethiopia Participants: 734 Organizations: International Rescue Committee Global handwashing day was celebrated in Okugo refugee camp on October 22,2014 with drama, music, and handwashing demonstrations were some of the activities for the celebration. UNHCR, ARRA and other camp implementing were invited and attended the […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Participants: 25 Organizations: Bloomfield Hall School A special morning assembly to teach 6 basic steps of hand washing which ultimately lead to a healthy life style. To develop an appropriate sense of “Importance of good health”, a Health & Hygiene Seminar was conducted by Dr. […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Surakarta, Indonesia Participants: 1,000 Organizations: Primary School Sabrang Lor, Joyotakan Surakarta, PERSADA & UNILEVER More than 300 primary school students, teachers, and community members walked the streets of Slamet Riyadi Surakarta Indonesia for Global Handwashing Day 2014. Support by PERSADA UNILEVER INDONESIA.
March 11, 2015
Location: Gulbarga/Karnataka, India Participants: 750 Organizations: Nehru Yuva Kendra & Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga Activities included: Live demonstration on hand washing with all the School Children’s including stakeholders Pledge/Oath taking from the school children’s, Youth, Students & other stakeholders etc (to wash their hands regularly/time to time […]
March 11, 2015
Handwashing is always a major priority for us. On Global Handawshing Day, we particularly briefed our staff on infection control procedures, importance of handwashing, and steps in handwashing. Staff also performed those steps.
March 11, 2015
Location: Lalitpur, Nepal Participants: 22 Organizations: Console Mission Pamphlet distribution (quantity: 3800) Hand washing demonstration Created hand washing opportunity for the public Theme: Learn to Hand Wash and Teach
March 11, 2015
Location: Leogone, Haiti Participants: 250 Organizations: GOALS, Doctors without Borders For the 5th year in a row, GOALS participated in Global Handwashing Day, this year with a boys soccer tournament. In between matches we had hygiene lessons from MSF/Doctors Without Borders, learned a handwashing song, and each of […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Doha, Qatar Participants: 100 Organizations: Sodexo Sodexho food handlers in Qatar were trained in proper handwashing at multiple locations.
March 11, 2015
Location: Lodhran, Pakistan Participants: 500 Organizations: Lodhran Pilot Project Global Hand Washing Day is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap. The day was more focused on school children with them ‘More than just a day,’ aimed to make […]
March 11, 2015
Location: Osun State, Nigeria Participants: 2,549 Organizations: Hope For Family Development Initiative Hope for Family Development Initiative (HFDI) was established, as a movement to improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable groups. It has since then been one of the leading NGO on rural development and empowerment in […]
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