Global Handwashing Day
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Handwashing is a straightforward activity that can be easy to avoid — a trend Global Handwashing Day hopes to end. The act of regularly washing your hands with soap is one of most basic ways to lower disease risk. The first Global Handwashing Day witnessed over 120 million kids participate.
Since 2008, the number of kids and countries participating has grown. In 2017 over 100 countries joined on October 15. The annual theme, “our hands, our future!” reminds children and adults the vital part of growing up cleanliness provides.
