Teaching families proper handwashing techniques through household demonstrations.
A volunteer from the Nepal Red Cross Society offers a hand-washing demonstration for community members in a district recently impacted by an outbreak of cholera. In Nepal's Madhesh Province, a severe drought has led to a cholera outbreak due to lack of water for drinking and hygiene. Since July 2025, Nepal Red Cross volunteers have been working across eight affected districts to help people stay safe and healthy. Volunteers are teaching families proper handwashing techniques through household demonstrations. This is especially important given that handwashing with soap can reduce diarrheal diseases like cholera by 30 percent. They're also providing safe drinking water through water trucking and installing water storage tanks , distributing soap and water treatment tablets, setting up emergency toilets , and going door-to-door to share health messages . So far, Nepal Red Cross has reached over 1,300 people with hygiene promotion and distributed safe water to thousands more acr...
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