WATER SANITATION & HYGIENE STRATEGIC INTERVENTION
WORLD MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY
world Menstrual Hygiene Day which holds 28th of May yearly. GCCYF celebrates this day annually and it aims to benefit women and girls child.
May 28 has symbolic meaning, May is the 5th month of the year and women menstruate an average of 5days every month. Also 28 days is the average length of the menstrual cycle. It can still be observed with in the said period.
The vision of menstrual hygiene day is to create a world in which every woman and girl is empowered to manage her menstruation safely, hygienically with confidence and without shame, where no woman or girl is limited by something as natural and normal as her period.
We have visited various schools and communities to enlighten them about menstrual hygiene where we did total hygiene promotion. We gave out sanitary pads and menstruation bracelet to young girls and women.
GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY
GCCYF celebrates the Global hand washing day every year. During this event, we go round schools and health centres to enlighten the pregnant women, young person, people with disability and the general public on the proper way and when to wash their hand and person hygiene. This event is celebrated 15th October yearly.
Hygiene promotion is an effective way to reduces and prevent disease transmission especially among pregnant women, children, Young person’s and persons with disability. Activities with persons with disability in Alheri Special Village Kwali Area Council. Gwagwalada township clinic and phase 3 junior secondary school, All in FCT abuja Nigeria.
CRITICAL TIMES TO WASH HANDS
- After playing
- Before breastfeeding a child
- After shaking hands
- Before, during and after preparation of food
- Before and after eating food.
- After using toilet.
- After changing diapers of a baby.
- After touching refuse.
- After touching animals, pets feeds and waste.
THE BEST PROCEDURE FOR HAND WASHING.
- Wet hands with running water
- Apply a small quantity of soap or ash
- Rub palms together away from the water
- Rub fingers and thumbs and the bits in between
- Rub nails on palms
- Rub the back of each hand
- Rinse with clean running water
- Dry hand on the air.
Hygiene promotion materials were distributed to all the participants going forward they are our Community hygiene promoters ambassadors.
WORLD TOILET DAY
World toilet day is an annual global event, organized by the United Nations (UN) Water, to raise awareness of crucial role that sanitation plays in reducing diseases and creating healthier communities. It is usually celebrated every 19th of November. World toilet day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
GCCYF was part of the team that attended the national flag off of the CLEAN NIGERIA, USE THE TOILET CAMPAIGN that held at eagle square in FCT Abuja.
Nigeria is among the nations in the world with the highest number of people practicing Open Defecation, estimated at over 46 million people. The practice has had a negative effect on the populace especially children in the area of health and education and had contributed to the country’s failure to meet the MDG target. To this end, the Ministry of Water Resources developed a national road map that provided a guide towards achieving an ODF Nigeria. Due to this, GCCYF participated in a research organized by Society for water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) where our team was part of the enumerators that went round FCT to ascertain the state of our toilet and hand washing facilities.
HYGIENE PROMOTION IN KEBBI STATE
GCCYF promoting hygiene in one of the Community affected by Cholera in Kebbi State
WSSCC PROGRAM
GCCYF President Mr. Ngwakwe Williams, at the WSSCC West Africa Programs alongside Mr. Hakim, WSSCC Nigeria Coordinator Mrs. Elizabeth Jeyiol WSSCC Program Officer Mrs. Ruth during the Lunch of Clean Nigeria Campaign
WASH BUDGET IMPROVEMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
GCCYF President/Coordinator Society for Water and Sanitation with other colleagues paid an advocacy visit on the Chairman Nigeria Governors Forum Gov. Fayemi of Ekiti State
