To add to the Media Advocacy for the Global Handwashing Day by HSAIN; we also engaged in an awareness outreach to Our Lady’s Academy Kpaduma 1, Asokoro, Abuja. A school of about 150 pupils had opportunity to learn the Handwashing technique and knowledge of how to wash hands properly. Hand washing facilities were also provided and the Health prefects were saddle with the responsibility of educating all the pupil every morning on the assembly ground on the need for improved personal hygiene.

Below are excerpts from the Global HandWashing Day, 2021 official website and it reads as follows:

OUR FUTURE IS AT HAND

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.

GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN, TEST, AND REPLICATE CREATIVE WAYS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WASH THEIR HANDS WITH SOAP AT CRITICAL TIMES.

This unprecedented time provides a unique impetus to institutionalize hand hygiene as a fundamental component of health and safety. The learnings from the past year have emphasized the need for collective action to address the historic neglect of hand hygiene investments, policies, and programs once and for all. As we enter a new normal, beyond COVID-19, our future is at hand.  This year’s theme, “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together,” calls for coordinated action as we actively work toward universal hand hygiene.

No matter your role, you can celebrate Global Handwashing Day!

Below are some of the pictures taken at the school during advocacy for global handwashing day 2021.