{"id":1360,"date":"2021-07-09T01:02:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T19:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2021-07-09T21:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:45:19","slug":"poona-college-ncc-unit-and-muskaan-the-healing-smile-joint-project-highlighting-the-importance-of-washing-hands-amongst-street-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=1360","title":{"rendered":"Poona College NCC unit and Muskaan : The Healing smile and Save the Children NGO&#8217;s joint project highlighting the importance of washing hands amongst Street Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1373\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Handwash-Program-Photo-3-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1374\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Handwash-Program-Photo-4-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1375\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Handwash-Program-Photo-5-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Handwash-Program-Photo-2-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Handwash-Program-Photo-1-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The NCC unit of Poona College of Arts Science and Commerce, Camp, Pune and Muskaan: The Healing smile and Save the Children NGO jointly organized a program joint project highlighting the importance of washing hands amongst Street Children along with soap and masks distribution\u00a0 on 7 July 2021 near Golibar Maidan. The program aimed at highlighting the importance of washing hands, especially in the current scenario to reduce the chances of contracting disease. Soap and Masks were donated by <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Save the Children NGO.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hand washing with soap (HWWS) is an initiative with Save the Children&#8217;s Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition (HBCC) project. Save the Children &#8211; Bal Raksha Bharat has launched a hand wash project with mothers and children to prevent corona infections. The benefits of hand washing with soap and the importance of washing hands with soap to prevent corona and other infectious diseases are being explained to the street children.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Awareness is being spread by distributing soaps and masks and awareness about \u00a0why to use masks, wash hands, keeping a distance and control corona infections during this COVID 19 Pandemic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection control and it reduces the rates of infections, it is essential to highlight the same to the poor street children who are without masks or any other protection during the COVID times. Principal, Prof. Aftab Anwar Shaikh initiated this program with the help of the NCC unit headed by lieutenant Dr. Shakir Shaikh, and Muskaan: The Healing smile, (Social initiative of Poona College) in association with the NGO SAVE THE CHILDREN.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>NCC Cadets, Poona College Alumni and Police Mitra member\u00a0 Mr. Mayuresh Jadhav and the team of Save the Children NGO taught the children the right way of washing hands and created an awareness about the importance of washing hands.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The NCC students along with Muskaan Volunteers distributed soaps and masks to the street children near Golibar Maidan. Principal Prof. Aftab Anwar, Lieutenant Dr. Shakir Shaikh, Dr. Baba Shaikh, Teacher-Volunteers of Muskaan: The Healing Smile, Dr. Shirin Shaikh and Dr. Shabana Mulla and Save the Children NGO Members <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Cluster Coordinator <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Mr. Rohit Jagtap,\u00a0 Ms. Jivika Chavan, <\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Anamika Utekar and District Coordinator <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Ms. Dipti Hajari were also present in this awareness program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NCC unit of Poona College of Arts Science and Commerce, Camp, Pune and Muskaan: The Healing smile and Save the Children NGO jointly organized a program joint project highlighting the importance of washing hands amongst Street Children along with soap and masks distribution\u00a0 on 7 July 2021 near Golibar Maidan. 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