Global Handwashing Day 2015
Celebrations have taken place around the world for Global Handwashing Day. Here's a roundup of the highlights.
On 15 October we celebrated #GHD2015 by spreading awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap to prevent infections and diseases. Also this year, we've been calling on the UN to ensure handwashing is included as an indicator within the new Global Goal 6 for water and sanitation.
WaterAid around the world, as well as friends and even some famous faces, celebrated and helped to spread the word – not germs!
And in the UK, The Scouts Association partnered with us to high-five for handwashing as part of the new #amillionhands initiative:
Hygiene hasn't always been a priority for the global development agenda. But the effects of simply washing your hands with soap are life-saving and life-changing:
