Jakarta – The world commemorates the World Hand washing day every October 15. This anniversary is an annual event to remind the importance of the habit of reminding soap hand as the simplest step in maintaining health. In 2025, this global anniversary is held again with a theme that invites everyone to become hand hygiene heroes. Through the campaign with the theme “Be a Handwasheld!”, People around the world are invited to help build a constant dumbbell culture. Background and purpose of the commemoration with the official explanation on the Global Handwashing Partnership website, World Handwasping Day, is an annual advocacy day to promote the practice of washing hands with soap and expanding creative ways to teach hand hygiene. Browse to continue with the content This warning was initiated for the first time on October 15, 2008 by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP). With the first launch, more than 120 million children in more than 70 countries participated in hand washing activities simultaneously. This moment later became a milestone in shaping a global movement focusing on raising handwashing behavior in different levels of society. World Hand Washing Day is aimed at washing the habit of washing hands at important times, as before eating and washing to the toilet. This simple practice has proven to be one of the most effective measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. For the 2025 existence year, the theme is “Be a handwasher hero!” or “Be a handwash!”. This theme has been used for several years to encourage everyone to be an example of getting used to handwashing behavior in their respective environments. This theme emphasizes that each individual plays an important role in maintaining the health of themselves and their community. By washing properly and regularly, everyone can become a ‘hero’ that helps prevent the transmission of disease at home, school, workplace and public facilities. Theme for World Handwashing Day 2025 (Photo: Global Handwashing Partnership) How to Celebrate World Hand Washing Day 2025. The global hand washing partnership offers official guidance for people who want to celebrate World Hand Washing Day. Some forms of recommended activities include: education in schools and communities. Schools, educational institutions or community groups can hold hand washing demonstrations, poster competitions and educational games to raise awareness from an early age. Digital campaigns on social media use hashtags such as #Globalhandwaspingday and #BeaHandwaspinghero to share educational messages about the importance of washing soap. The provision of hand washing facilities in public places. Local governments, hospitals and workplaces can easily offer accessible hand wasted facilities, as well as reach out to the right steps to wash hands. The use of official material of the Global Handwashing Partnership. The Global -Handwashing.org website offers a variety of campaign materials, guides and activity planning tools that can be downloaded and used for free for free. The commemoration of World Hand Crop Day is a reminder that small actions can bring major changes. Happy World Hand Washing Day 2025! (Wia/IMK)
World Hand Washing Day 2025: Themes and How to Celebrate
