Hi everyone,

Global Handwashing Day last month, during a global webinar from New York, saw the launch of the first  State of the World's Hand Hygiene  report, many new voices were heard and a number of important commitments made during the session. You can see some of the additional outputs from the meeting at these links:

• Proceedings document
• Webinar video
• Commitments from governments and corporations
• New Hand Hygiene for All website

Best regards,
Dave

Thanks Chaiwe. Yes good idea for something similar on World Toilet day.

Dear All,

Thank you for sharing. These annual events are an additional opportunity to create awareness, impart knowledge on the subject and lobby/ advocate for action. The different ideas shared do help others think outside the box about possible ideas and opportunities for such events.

Elaine, Thank you for the useful resources. 

With World Toilet Day in toe (19th November, 2021), i think a similar post will be helpful to get us thinking about ideas/possibilities for this years commemorations.

Chaiwe

Hi Everyone!

I am Devika from ASCI, India. Our team ran a week-long virtual campaign on hand hygiene awareness for children this year. There was an online survey, the first of its kind, that was widely circulated on social media and received a massive response from across the country. Further details can be found at:  www.facebook.com/WASHinSchools_ASCI-104141008717212/ 

Hello Chaiwe, 

It was an impact filled day for all of us at HSAIN; we engaged in online and offline Advocacies. Read about out events for Global Handwashing Day 2021 hsain.org/project-h-s-a-i-n-marks-global-handwashing-day-2021/

Attached are some education tools used for media engagements.

I and my team at hsain.org will be carrying out online and offline awareness and Advocacy; we have fliers and tools ready, we will share pictures here if necessary.

Dear Chaiwe and all,

Thanks for the prompt Chaiwe! At the Sanitation Learning Hub we don't have a specific activity planned but we are sharing our current favourite 10 resources on handwashing in low resources settings.

Here is our top ten! (I've given a short description of them rather put the full title):

• Handwashing compendium for low resource settings
• Global Handwashing Day 2021 fact sheet: leveraging COVID-19 learning
• Easy-to-use rapid assessment tools
• Triggering handwashing in CLTS processes
• Handwashing and COVID-19 - a summary
• Strengthening local systems to support handwashing
• Roadmap for improved hand hygiene for all
• Determinants of handwashing behaviour in domestic settings
• Child handwashing through play in humanitarian contexts
• Group handwashing in schools

We have more resources in our full handwashing collection .

What is your current favourite handwashing resource? 

Best wishes
Elaine

Dear All,

The Global Handwashing Day, held each year since 2008 on October 15, serves as a yearly reminder that handwashing with soap and water is one of the best steps we can take to halt the spread of infectious diseases such as diarrhea. This day is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases at home, in the community, and around the world. 

What activities, initiatives and interventions have you earmarked for this special day? 



Regards,
Chaiwe