By Kate Robey | Charitable Trust Operations Manager
Dear Supporter,
Here in Fiji we have been very busy installing Tippy Taps around some of the schools that we support and are involved at. Last week we installed taps at Uluibau Primary School as well as at the Moturiki District School. It was great fun seeing all of the kids really getting behind the project, helping our volunteers and then fighting for a place in the queue to wash their hands!
So, what exactly is a Tippy Tap?
The Tippy Tap is a hands-free tap that can be installed in the absence of running water and it is used to promote hand-washing. The tap is foot-operated which means that the chances of bacterial transmissions are reduced through only touching the soap. The tap is also a great source of fun for children and gets the conversation about the benefits of hand washing started!
The Tippy Tap is a low tech, low cost, water saving and hand washing device. If we can encourage people, especially children, to wash their hands and teach them about the benefits of doing so, we can save lives. Hand washing helps to prevent the spread of preventable diseases such as diarrhoea and respiratory infections. Hand-washing with soap can help to prevent these unnecessary deaths.
Our aim is to install these taps and promote and educate the students about hand-washing.
Thank you for your continued and generous support!
With Gratitude,
GVI-Fiji
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