Handwashing Stations to Combat COVID-19 in Savar, Bangladesh
PROJECT LOCATION
Savar, Bangladesh
Status
Completed
When
2020
Health Concern
COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Project Hypothesis
Improving access to handwashing facilities will combat the spread of COVID-19, and reduce infection and mortality rates in Savar, Bangladesh.
Project Strategy
With our project partner ADESH, we selected high-trafficked areas in Savar Upazila, such as markets, schools, and bus stations as sites for the installation of 20 handwashing stations. The design is simple and intuitive: one-foot pedal operates the flow of water and another supplies antimicrobial liquid soap.
Overall Project Goal: Through access to handwashing stations and learning accurate methods of washing hands, this project aims to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases long term.
Objective 1: Build 20 pedal-operated hand washing stations with local labor and available materials using a rainwater harvesting system where possible
Objective 2: Form a maintenance committee of locals for long-term maintenance and management of the stations
Objective 3: Design and install a poster at each station with information on proper handwashing practices and COVID-19 information in the local language
Objective 4: Conduct a street-intercept survey to assess the perceptions and knowledge of COVID-19 prevention measures, and handwashing behavior and attitudes among residents of Savar
Number of Structures Improved
20 new, locally designed and built pedal-operated handwashing stations were installed
Beneficiaries
2429 street-intercept surveys were conducted and analyzed
Research Outcomes
Coming Soon!
Project Partners
- Local Implementing Partner - Association of Development for Economic and Social Help (ADESH)
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT PROVIDED IN PART BY
- Thronton Tomasetti Foundation
- CaringCrowd by Johnson & Johnson
For more information please contact ARCHIVE here.
Pedal-operated Handwashing stations