Our Hands, Our Future: #GlobalHandwashingDay

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Students in Wamunyu were invited to write and essay or a poem to celebrate Global Hand Washing Day 2017!  One of the six winners, Mercy, wrote the following Poem.

Washing My Hands

All through the day
Killing those nasty germs
Pushing them away
Clean hands saves lives
Our hands, our future 

Before we eat and after
Wash our hands each time
Your hands are clean
And mine
Our hands, Our future

Washing off my hands
Never seems to cease
Whenever I do anything
I have to wash them at least
Clean hands saves lives
Our hands, Our future

After visiting the toilet
Wash hands to cure away germs
To keep our body healthy
And free from disorders like cholera
Our hands, Our future

Washing, Washing
After working in the mud
I have to wash them with laundry soap
To be free from intestinal worms
Clean hands saves lives

Our hands, Our future!

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