Japan
2012
The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) wanted 100 researchers among children age of 8-12, and got over 700 applicants all over Japan. 122 children researchers made a handwashing reality survey to 536 persons based on the prepared sheet. The results were collected and published as "The state of our handwashing 2012" with infographs before Global Handwashing Day. It found that half of people surveyed wash their hands less than 20 seconds. We named this activity 'fake handwashing'. It also found that the most forgotten placed to be washed is around the thumb; 34.5% don't wash there. Women wash hands better and more frequently than men; boys aged 0-9 mostly wash their hands in 5 seconds.
Voices from researchers: "I didn't care about handwashing before. But I'm changed after the survey." "I should be a coach on proper handwashing for my family and friends." They were motivated to protect their health with handwashing! Some schools did the survey by health club students. A nursing teacher said "Saying 'wash your hands' are not enough, we should tell them where you should wash."
JCU prepared posters, handbook, and DVD for free. On the website, much content can be downloaded included "handmade bubble-hat" to enjoy handwashing and dance for children. These were used freely at many kindergarten, nursing schools, elementary schools and homes.
To celebrate Global Handwashing Day, many events were also organized. Mr.Kaiji Moriyama, a dancer who choreograph "Global Handwashing Dance", demonstrated it to children and families.
This dance was shown on UNICEF and JCU YouTube and has been played over 310,000 times! Local branches of JCU hosted events or visited schools in many prefectures and children learned proper handwashing in fun. Do the handwashing dance and visit our website!
Read more about this topic: Global Handwashing Day, Turnout Across The Globe
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