Importance of sanitation in the world that is struggling to break the rapid spread of COVID-19, cannot be stressed enough. Sanitary and hygiene practices directly affect the health of individuals. Poor sanitation in the country is often a result of the unavailability of resources and lack of awareness among the people.
- Project with Save the Children (funded by Unilever), India in the field of hand hygiene, sanitation for infection and prevention control covering the last mile (including mothers, children, schoolteachers, frontline health workers)
The core activity of WASH emphasizes the teaching of basic sanitation and hygiene to communities at large with a particular focus on access to clean water, basic toilets, and good hygiene practices. With more than 450 million rural population in India, only 45% have access to handwashing facilities with soap.
We, at Empower developed e-learning course on prevention of infection and management of COVID-19 prioritizing hand hygiene techniques with focus on hand washing with soap and water – aiming to inform and train the frontline staff to manage the infection prevention including COVID-19 crisis effectively and educating them about the benefits of practicing good hand hygiene.
- Ghana is struggling to protect children and their families from exposure to COVID-19. Project focuses on minimizing mortality, and ensuring preparedness for potential humanitarian crises and explaining WASH related issues.
Empower partnered with IFRC and the Ghana Red Cross Society to support digital transformation in Ghana through a digital learning and capacity-building initiative, training health professionals and volunteers in WASH and humanitarian crisis. The initiative was aligned with the IFRC’s digital transformation strategy, emphasizing the impact of digital technology in delivering humanitarian aid, valuable during Covid-19 and beyond.