What did Clowns do?
In 2020, we remotely trained teams of NGO workers to set up playful hygiene awareness activities in refugee camps and the host communities. We shared life-saving messages through stories and simple games. Farhad Bin Alam, a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordinator told us, “Previously, our teams conducted traditional hygiene promotion sessions: it was a bit repetitive, always the same messages delivered in the same way and we were losing people’s attention.”.
Impact
Thousands of children received creative, memorable and age-appropriate Covid-19 prevention messages. It successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of remote training and the adaptability of our play-based approach.
Feedback
“I enjoy this very much. It is because there were a lot of songs and games… I have learned hand washing before eating, after using the latrine, and after coming back home. I learnt using my face mask.”
Farroq – 9 years old