Global Hand-Washing Day

Celebrated every 15th of October this day is one set aside to teach kids, and adults alike the importance of proper hand washing for hygiene as well as a highly effective means of preventing multiple disease from simple colds to typhoid and pneumonia which kill thousands every year.


This year we decided that as a way to celebrate we would not only teach the kids how and why to wash their hands but also to have them simultaneously wash their hands to demonstrate what they learned. It was a great idea, unfortunately we weren’t prepared for the number of kids that showed up.

We held the meeting at the local primary school and five other schools showed up upon last minute invitation. Of course it was amazing to have 2,400ish kids chanting and attentively listening (and of course gawking at the gangly white human in front of them) unfortunately we had not prepared for nearly that many and only had a couple dozen buckets and basins.

To give you an idea as to how many kids were there:

Building a Tippy Tap:

Having the kids demostrate washing their hands (P.S that is Esther my awesome counterpart!):

Showing all the clean hands: