Thursday, July 21, 2011

Handwashing Champions


Kenya has been declared one of the top three handwashing champions in Africa for its efforts to improve sanitation and hygiene during the Third African Conference on Hygiene and Sanitation held in Kigali, Rwanda.

Kenya won a handwashing champion award for the private public partnerships that saw the country win the Guinness World Record for the most number of people washing their hands at the same time at a single location on October 15th 2010.
read more at source: http://www.kbc.co.ke/news.asp?nid=71425

The most people washing their hands is 19,352 at an event organised by Unilever Lifebuoy and Ecotact Limited (both Kenya) at Thirime Primary School, Kikuyu Constituency, Kenya on 16 October 2010.  
source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Most-people-washing-their-hands/68423.htm

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