Tan Water Foundation teams are working urgently to promote handwashing and hygiene around the world.
We’re deploying our water, handwashing and hygiene expertise to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in more than 30 countries. Our work has never been more relevant or more urgent.
We’re committed to keeping you updated on the programs that are only made possible by your ongoing support.
What is Tan Water Foundation doing to help reduce the spread of COVID-19?
We’re urgently refocusing our support to help people in the communities where we work to stay safe and reduce the spread of COVID-19:
- Tan Water Foundation is creating COVID-19 specific responses by providing national communications, information, materials and training on water, sanitation and hygiene to frontline health workers and health posts in rural areas.
- We are providing education to locals about low-cost solutions for handwashing infrastructure, such as tippy taps.
- We are providing information on how to make soap from locally available materials to enable handwashing with soap and water.
- Tan Water Foundation is conducting direct community outreach and visiting rural communities to spread the World Health Organization and National Department of Health awareness messaging to prepare locals for COVID-19.
Tan Water Foundation has been working closely with the Tanzanian Government to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 through the National Sanitation Campaign, Nyumba Ni Choo, promoting the importance of hygiene behaviors, such as handwashing with soap. The campaign has used radio, television, social media and mobile loudspeakers as a way to reach communities with hygiene messages.
Tan Water Foundation and The University of Dar es Salaam have also installed seven new handwashing facilities at bus stations across Dar es Salaam. These handwashing facilities are contactless, allowing users to turn on the tap with their foot, preventing the hands from coming into contact with any surfaces.