October 13, 2016
UNICEF is supporting the Lao PDR Ministry of Education and Sports to celebrate the Global Handwashing Day in the capital of Vientiane. Joining in the celebration in is the Vice Minister of Education and Sports, the Australian Ambassador to Lao PDR, and UNICEF Rep Ms. Hongwei […]
October 11, 2016
UNICEF, a GHP Steering Committee member, has a number of resources designed to help water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs achieve a greater impact. The following tools provide many great ways for implementers to better promote handwashing habit formation both on and after Global Handwashing Day. Three Star […]
October 10, 2016
Touching the Untouchables in Papua New Guinea celebrated Global Handwashing Day by hosting a shared awareness promotion with UNICEF and provincial health and education departments. 15 Students from Okiufa Primary School assisted with public awareness campaign on the importance of washing hands with soap and […]
October 10, 2016
Citizens Association for Child Rights (CACR) celebrated at a municipal school in Mumbai on October 15, catering to students from marginalized communities and weak economic background. A bedsheet painting contest was held with students from several class levels at a Nityanand municipal school in Mumbai. Teams […]
October 5, 2016
The main Global Handwashing Day celebration for 2016 in Bolivia consisted in an event for girls and boys at the Bolivia Plaza with the Ministry of Water and Environment, the Ministry of Health, Save the Children, Sumaj Huasi, and UNICEF Bolivia. Together they held a morning celebration consisting of […]
October 5, 2016
Ebola was once a disease that primarily plagued the African subcontinent. This all changed in 2014 when Ebola spread rapidly through the region. It quickly became a global threat that triggered an unparalleled international response. Despite the fact that good hand hygiene practices, including handwashing […]
November 9, 2015
Organizer: UNICEF Students performed a variety of entertaining dramatic skits, poems and songs which conveyed key messages on handwashing and disease prevention. The general knowledge competition among the students was one of the key activities that conveyed messages and information on handwashing with soap in an educational and entertaining way. The winners were awarded prizes which […]
October 29, 2015
Where: Solomon Islands Organizations: Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, UNICEF Solomon Islands Number of Participants: More than 400 people, with 30 dignitaries Community event held at one of the rural schools, combined with the launch of a National Handwashing Strategic Health Communication […]
October 27, 2015
Organizers: UNICEF, Ghana Education Service, Community Water and Sanitation Agency To herald Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) launched a Tippy Tap competition among schools in the Mion District on October […]
October 27, 2015
When: October 15 and the two weeks that follow Organizers: UNICEF, Ministry of Water and Environment, Save the Children, Plan Int. Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Sodis, and Sumaj Huasi Bolivia celebrated the Global Handwashing Day at the national and subnational level. At our main event, we […]
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