Communicating climate change. Por Eliana Rojas Torres
Global Handwashing Day 2010 Webinar
1. Global Handwashing Day 2010 An Initiative of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap (PPPHW) Webinar: June 24, 2010 Better Together
3. Introduction WHAT : Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is a celebration to raise awareness for washing hands with soap across the world . WHEN : October 15, 2010 will see the third annual celebration of GHD, after successful events in 2008 and 2009.
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9. GHD 2009: Did you participate in a local public-private coalition? Out of 94 responses… Source: PPPHW Survey (January 2009)
12. Global Figures GHD 2009 was celebrated in at least 85 countries in 6 continents . Source: PPPHW Secretariat More than 200 million children in 600,000 schools participated in GHD celebrations. Source: UNICEF
13. Highlights (I) Successful events in emergency environments. (Iraq, Sri Lanka) Mary Swai and Rebecca Budimu (Hygiene promoters in Tanzania) won the Golden Poo Award for Hygiene in London. Increased support and visibility in developed countries. (Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, etc.)
14. Highlights (II) In 2009, concerns about H1N1 flu came to underscore the relevance of GHD activities. Celebrities endorsing GHD events included Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia), Frank De Winne, (« from space to Mali»), Sachin Tendulkar (India).
15. Highlights (III) Worldwide media coverage, including leading news outlets. (i.e: Newsweek, BBC News, Al Jazeera, etc.) Source: PPPHW Secretariat Guinness World Record achieved in Bangladesh and India. Source: UNICEF, Unilever
16. Feedback on GHD 2009 (I) Are you planning to participate in GHD 2010? Out of 95 responses… Source: PPPHW Survey (January 2009)
