MECC Implements Hygiene Promotion Activities for Students in Dara’a Governorate
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As part of ongoing efforts to enhance health awareness among students, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), through its Diakonia and Social Service Department – Syria’s Office, in cooperation with the “Danmission” organization, implemented a hygiene promotion activity for students on the importance of maintaining personal hygiene and handwashing to prevent diseases. The activity took place in three schools in Dara’a Governorate.
The activity included an introductory session highlighting the importance of personal hygiene in disease prevention, particularly proper handwashing with water and soap, as handwashing is considered the first line of defense and one of the most effective ways to protect individuals from diseases such as hepatitis, respiratory illnesses, and others.
Students also learned about the key times when they should wash their hands, in addition to the importance of maintaining cleanliness at school and at home. They were encouraged to bathe regularly, trim their nails, and use tissues when sneezing or coughing, among other personal hygiene practices.
MECC team ensured that information was delivered to children in a fun and age-appropriate way. They also distributed a game called “Hygiene Race,” which helps reinforce useful information through play and entertainment.
At the end of the sessions, MECC team distributed hygiene kits to students, containing essential items to help them apply what they had learned about personal hygiene.
School kits were also distributed, including school bags, notebooks, pencils, pens, as well as rulers, erasers, and sharpeners.
The total number of beneficiaries in the three targeted schools reached 841 students.
These awareness sessions and the distribution of hygiene and school kits are part of a program to rehabilitate WASH facilities in the three schools where the activities were implemented, aiming to provide a healthy school environment for students.
