Theory of Change: An overview The hands4health Theory of Change (ToC) was designed to fully integrate the project’s systemic approach (WP 5), by: (i) Investigating the whys behind the problems and challenges identified in the approach; (ii) Enabling the exploration… Read More »hands4health’s Theory of Change journey
Bringing the local Tdh teams together In November 2022, a joint retreat with the Terre des hommes (Tdh) teams from Mali and Burkina Faso took place for the first time. Organised by the Tdh Mali team, the event took place in… Read More »First joint retreat in Mali
Pupils’ hand hygiene Hand hygiene is an easy and effective way to mitigate the spread of germs and diarrhoeal diseases, and to keep children healthy. When pupils have good health, they do not miss school or other activities. The hands4health… Read More »Behaviour change campaigns in Nigeria: The RANAS approach
Hygiene in health care facilities Promoting hand hygiene is crucial to decrease the transmission of infectious diseases. In Mali and Burkina Faso, the hands4health project focuses on developing a holistic approach to hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation in primary… Read More »Focus group discussions – Mali and Burkina Faso
Corrida Bulloise This year, Terre des hommes (Tdh) was chosen as the charity partner of the Corrida Bulloise, which takes place yearly, in Bulle, Switzerland. The race was carried out on November 19, 2022 and comprised a stand where Tdh… Read More »Showcasing Gravit’eau stations at events and festivals
LTQE’s work: Updates & next steps The Laboratory for Water Quality and Treatment (LTQE), at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), has the lead on Work Package 2 – Technical innovations of the hands4health project, together with Martin Systems.… Read More »Updates from EPFL-LTQE’s work
Unite for universal hand hygiene Handwashing with soap and clean water is among the most effective and inexpensive ways to prevent diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, which have claimed the lives of millions of children all over the world. To increase… Read More »Global Handwashing Day celebrations in Nigeria
Unis pour une hygiène universelle des mains avec hands4health Le projet de recherche hands4health mis en œuvre au Mali développe une approche holistique de l’hygiène des mains, de la qualité de l’eau dans les institutions grâce à la combinaison des… Read More »Journée mondiale du lavage des mains au Mali
RANAS campaigns: an overview The behaviour change pillar in the hands4health project will systematically develop and test behaviour change campaigns targeting hand hygiene behaviour in health care facilities and schools based on the RANAS approach. The expected result is safe… Read More »RANAS behaviour change campaigns in Palestine
Handwashing – a habit for life and not just for a day Global Handwashing Day, celebrated on October 15th, is dedicated to increasing the awareness of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent… Read More »Global Handwashing Day 2022