Manila Water Foundation and partners underscore benefits of handwashing for Global Handwashing Day

On Global Handwashing Day itself, Manila Water Foundation and PHILUSA Corporation, held an event at the La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City with Barangay Urban Farmers, Solid Waste Management Workers and TODA members of Barangay Greater Lagro and Barangay Fairview.

In honor of Global Handwashing Day (GHD), Manila Water Foundation, the social development division of Manila Water Company, recently organized two on-site activities. In San Juan City, the first event was a much-anticipated celebration, and in Quezon City, GHD hosted an event at the La Mesa Ecopark.

San Juan City Representative Bel Zamora, the San Juan City Council, and Mayor Francis Zamora hosted MWF in San Juan City.  

The Manila Water Foundation and P&G Safeguard presented donations to the City Health Department during the flag ceremony held at San Juan City Hall on Monday. Three WASHup were donated by MWF! P&G Safeguard provided boxes of liquid hand soap for the city's health initiatives, along with handwashing stations. 

To help barangay health workers continue to promote hand hygiene in their families and in their city, a SAFEWASH in Families and Communities health talk was also organized. 

The Manila Water Foundation and PHILUSA Corporation hosted an event at Quezon City's La Mesa Ecopark on the actual Global Handwashing Day. The celebration of Global Handwashing Day was attended by Barangay Urban Farmers, Solid Waste Management Workers, and TODA members from Barangay Greater Lagro and Barangay Fairview. Representative Patrick Michael Vargas of Quezon City's 5th District was also present to commend the barangay workers' dedication to maintaining the district and to remind everyone of the importance of practicing good hand washing as a health habit.

In order to show their dedication to the environment, PHILUSA Corporation, under the direction of President and General Manager Neogin Evangelista, began the day with a tree-planting event at the Ecopark prior to the GHD event. The Manila Water Foundation, on the other hand, reminded the locals of the importance of handwashing and the seven steps to proper handwashing. 

In collaboration with the Quezon City Health Department, the Manila Water Foundation also commemorated Global Handwashing Day with students from the Early Childhood Care and Development Center. In an effort to engage the local communities, MWF collaborated with Boracay Water, Laguna Water, and Tagum Water in Davao del Norte to host Global Handwashing Day events.

Every year on October 15, the world observes Global Handwashing Day, an advocacy day aimed at raising awareness of the value of washing hands with soap and water as a simple, practical, and reasonably priced method of halting the spread of infectious diseases and saving lives. The Manila Water Foundation is still dedicated to spearheading campaigns for this celebration through its program, Health in Our Hands, which aims to support community health and well-being by reaching out to schools and communities. 

On Global Handwashing Day in October, and in every day, Manila Water Foundation reminds everyone to keep safe and WASHup, WASHup!