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Everyone can
get involved in Global Handwashing Day celebrations, slated
for Thursday 15 October, 2009. In this website you will find
useful tools and resources to make Global Handwashing Day a
success in your country, city, town, community and school.
The
driving theme for Global Handwashing Day is children
and schools, and the main objectives of this global
celebration are:
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Foster
and support a global and local culture of handwashing
with soap.
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Shine a
spotlight on the state of handwashing in each country.
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Raise
awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.
Although people
around the world wash their hands with water, very few wash
their hands with soap at the critical occasions. More
handwashing with soap means lower rates of infectious
disease: Clean Hands Save Lives!
Initiated in 2008 by the Global Public-Private Partnership
for Handwashing with Soap, Global Handwashing Day is
endorsed by a wide array of governments, international
institutions, civil society organizations, NGOs, private
companies and individuals around the globe. |
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