this is a ppt on Water, sanitation, & hygiene (WASH)

2. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Safe water, toilets and good hygiene keep
children alive and healthy.

3. Growing up in a clean and safe environment is every child’s
right. Access to clean water, basic toilets, and good
hygiene practices not only keeps children thriving, but also
gives them a healthier start in life.
Despite COVID-19 putting the spotlight on the importance
of hand hygiene to prevent the spread of disease, three
billion people worldwide, including hundreds of millions of
school-going children, do not have access to handwashing
facilities with soap. People living in rural areas, urban
slums, disaster-prone areas and low-income countries
are the most vulnerable and the most affected.

4. KEY FACTS
• Worldwide, 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe
drinking water.
• More than half of the global population does not
have access to safe sanitation.
• Three billion people do not have access to
handwashing facilities with soap.
• Still, 673 million people practice open defecation.

5. WATER
•When children don’t have access to clean
water, it affects their health, nutrition,
education and learning abilities, thus
impacting many aspects of their lives.

6. • Adequate sanitation is essential to childhood survival and
development, improving children’s education, increasing productivity
and building resilience in the face of disease and disaster.