One thousand children and teachers were trained, using play-based methodology on the eve of Global Handwashing Day (GHD) ‘Swachh Hand…
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One thousand children and teachers were trained, using play-based methodology on the eve of Global Handwashing Day (GHD) ‘Swachh Hand Mela 2017’ organised by Wash United (WU) in partnership with UNICEF at the National Bal Bhavan.
As part of the training, three games from an innovative kit called the ‘Team Swachh Vidyalya Action Kit’ were demonstrated before children to motivate them to use toilets and wash hands always with soap before eating and after toilet use. The games have positive messaging to make handwashing with soap exciting and turn it into a habit. Students learn critical wash behaviour through a combination of team play, discussion and action.
The Team Swachh Bharat Action Kit is for use in schools and comes fully equipped with an introduction guide, a letter from Sachin Tendulkar, an activity playbook, a timetable, a full set of modular materials and posters.
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Nirmala Nair, India Director, Wash United said, “Children learn better through play. Exciting and fun games enable them to be active and generate their own insights about wash issues. Playful experiences and competition make wash issues stick much better than lectures and motivate them to act together.”
In India, almost 400 children under five years of age die every day from preventable diarrhoea-linked to poor sanitation and hygiene, which is the highest number worldwide. Countless more are left physically stunted and mentally impaired for the rest of their lives.
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