Tippy Tap Handwashing Station
A tippy tap is a low-cost, low-input hand washing sanitation technology that is widely adaptable to local context and resources. It can be constructed with a variety of resources, is easy to use, and can decrease contamination when used appropiately in adequate frequencies. Good times to use a tippy tap to wash your hands include before cooking, before eating, after going to the latrine, and before interacting with young children or elder individuals. Using clean water for washing is an important step of tippy tap best practices. For more information about how to build and use a tippy tap, utilize the resources in this collection.
Diarrhea kills more children under the age of 5, than AIDS, TB, and malaria combined.
Handwashing with soap has been cited as one of the most cost-effective interventions to prevent diarrhea related deaths and disease.
Handwashing with soap at critical times – including before eating or preparing food and after using the toilet – can reduce diarrhea rates by more than 40 per cent.
A study shows that handwashing with soap by birth attendants and mothers significantly increased newborn survival rates by up to 44 per cent.
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- This document describes how to make a Tippy Tap, a simple handwashing device with running water. The Tippy Tap consists of a 5 liter container hanging on a horizontal stick. The container can be tipped by pulling a rope through the cap. The rope is attached to a stick lying on the ground, which...
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