Overview

Three billion people – 40 per cent of the world’s population – do not have a place in their homes to wash their hands with water and soap. Three quarters of those who lack access to water and soap live in the world’s poorest countries and are amongst the most vulnerable: children and families living in informal settlements, migrant and refugee camps, or in areas of active conflict. (source: UNICEF)

The Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) initiative aims to move the world towards this goal: supporting the most vulnerable communities with the means to protect their health and environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of a virus is also one of the simplest: hand hygiene. It not only protects us from contracting the disease, but also stops transmission to other people.

With this training you (the youth) will understand:

• the concept of Hand Hygiene,
• how you can support your communities,
• and carry out awareness raising activities/campaigns to create a culture where keeping our hands clean is a social norm.

Through this training, you will be able to:

• Understand the basic concept of Hand Hygiene
• Have a clear understanding on the 'Modes of Transmission of Pathogens'
• How to prevent pathogens transmission
• How to maintain Hand Hygiene
• Start a HH4A campaign!
• Monitor the HH4A campaign

This training is grounded in the participatory approach, reflecting youth's needs. Major contents of this module have been validated through a workshop with youth group leaders, who are leading youth activities in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, and their recommendations and suggestions have been adopted throughout this training.

There are 12 lesson plans under 6 major components:

1. Basics of Hand Hygiene
2. Institutional arrangement of hygiene in WASH sector & Stakeholder analysis
3. HH4A campaign and Bangladesh Road-Map
4. Youth Roles in HH4A campaign
5. HH4A Campaign designing and identifying reliable and popular communication channels and using IEC-BCC materials
6. Monitoring and Coordinating mechanism of HH4A campaign

10-12 learning hours

Relevant information, resources with specific references as well as web-links are available throughout the training, along with self-assessment tools such as questionnaires, puzzles etc. under each session so you can evaluate your performance.