Global Handwashing Day Activity List
Global Handwashing Day Activity List
Global
Handwashing
Day
ANNEX 2.
Activity
List
Are you looking for an activity to include in your Global Handwashing Day event? Here is
a list of activities that have been done in the past. They are listed in two categorieslocal
and nationalbut can be adapted for either context.
Local Activities
y Public handwashing pledges
y Host a competition for local children
Drawing
Drama
Soap wrapper design
Poster design
Song
Poem
Handwashing station design or decoration
y Schoolyard games and activities
y Make tippy tap handwashing stations and
liquid soap dispensers
y Demonstrations of good handwashing, using
Germ Glo to show how soap removes germs
from hands
y Good handwashing demonstration by health
ofcial or community leader
y Stamp childrens hands with ink to
demonstrate how soap is necessary
to remove germs
y Coordinate a school WASH club to train
peers in good handwashing behavior
y Host a handwashing parade with signs and
chants about the importance of handwashing
with soap
y Put on a puppet show demonstrating what
happens when someone doesnt wash their
hands (they get sick)
y Soap distribution
y Demonstration of how to create soapy water.
National Activities
y Launch events and celebrity events
y Information events for journalists, health
professionals, and policymakers
y Guinness World Record attempts
y Television and radio spots
y Text messaging campaigns
y Handwashing ash mob
y Including handwashing messages in popular
media, such as soap operas or radio dramas
y WASH media awards contest for journalists
cover water, sanitation, and hygiene stories
y Press conference by government ofcial
y Introduction of new initiative to improve
access to handwashing stations
y Government declaration of renewed
commitment to water, sanitation, and hygiene
y Develop a special handwashing postage stamp
y Take over a large venue such as a stadium or
theme park and decorate with handwashing
messages.
ANNEX 2.
Activity List