Rotaract Club of Accra-Labone supports Flagstaff House Basic School

The Rotaract Club of Accra-Labone, yesterday, donated handwashing materials to the Flagstaff House Basic School as part of activities to mark this year’s Global Handwashing Day.

The gesture is a yearly initiative undertaken by the club to incorporate hygiene, good sanitation and handwashing initiatives in schools and communities as part of their key focus area. During the event, the club demonstrated proper hand-washing techniques and educated the students on the importance of washing their hands correctly.

The President of the Rotaract Club Accra-Osu, Godrica Rosemary Naa Dei Kotei, said handwashing played a critical role in preventing diseases such as cholera and brought good lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As citizens of this country, let everyone know that handwashing is very critical to everything we do, in terms of eating or communicating, because you might have some germs you might introduce to your food or someone else will tap into it. So, the more you wash your hands, the more you get to reduce the germs,” she said.

She expressed the club’s commitment to incorporating hygiene and handwashing initiatives in their future projects. The demonstration, she said, aimed at encouraging good hygiene practices among the students, highlighting the critical role of handwashing in preventing diseases.

Commendation

The Human Resource Manager for the Five Garrison Schools, Mercy Adjetey, commended the Rotaract Club for the timely gesture, noting the impact of such donations on promoting hygiene in schools.

“The handwashing habit has come to stay since the coronavirus era, and apart from preventing illnesses, it’s important we wash our hands regularly to kill germs before they enter our systems. So, what the Rotaract Club has done is timely”, she added.

Mercy Adjetey acknowledged that while Burma Camp Schools have taken steps to ensure some materials are available, there is a need for more support.

“In our schools, we have some facilities, but the truth is that we need more because the children are many. You have one station for about 60 students. If we could get two per class, it would greatly benefit us,” she added.

She further stressed that additional resources would not only support health but also help the children learn proper handwashing techniques.

Adjetey encouraged further donations to ensure all schools benefit, saying: “While students are sometimes expected to bring soaps, the provision of materials by donors significantly aids the school”.