Resources / Clean Hands Save Life - Pacific Handwashing Campaign 2010-11

Summary

In the Pacific region, Global Handwashing Day has been celebrated in some countries in the region by relevant government ministries and local NGOs. In Fiji, the first celebration was in 2008 organised by UNICEF and an NGO Live & Learn Environmental Education (LLEE). In 2010, UNICEF partnered with the Ministry of Health, LLEE and Colgate Palmolive (a private sector) to stage a big celebration in a school in Suva.As part of its mandate the SOPAC Division through its Water and Sanitation Programme launched the Pacific Handwashing Campaign 2010-2011 in 5 counties.The campaign ran for 6 months, and the reports highlights background and lessons-learned from the counties.