Global Handwashing Day
Global Handwashing Day, 15th October is a global coalition which was set up by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The coalition campaign to change handwashing behaviour and bring the critical issue of hygiene and sanitation to the centre stage.
Since 2008 the campaign has managed to mobilise over 70 countries worldwide in just over 2 years in actively participating in activities to encourage people specifically children and young adults to wash their hands with soap.
On the success of last year’s schools activities, Pump Aid will again be focusing on educating school children and working with schools in both the UK and Malawi to encourage washing hands with soap and the importance of hygiene education.
What’s the issue?
- Of the approximately 120 million children born in the developing world each year, half will live in households without access to improved sanitation, at grave risk to their survival and development.
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Poor hygiene and lack of access to sanitation together contribute to about 88% of deaths from diarrheal diseases, accounting for 1.5 million diarrheal-related under-five deaths each year.
Celebrating Global Handwashing Day in Malawi
Action
