Public Health and Epidemiology · Health Awareness
Run a handwashing awareness campaign and measure it
Count how many students wash hands before lunch, run a campaign and count again.
- DifficultyEasy
- Estimated time2–4 weeks
- BudgetUnder ₹250
- ClassClass 7–12
- Team3–5 people
- You needHousehold materials
Prerequisites: None beyond your class work
Original · by TechnifyedCommunity ProjectSocial Impact ProjectBeginner friendlyLow cost
This project is for learning and awareness. It is not medical advice and must not be used to diagnose or treat anyone.
Overview
Count how many students wash hands before lunch, run a campaign and count again.
Skills you will use
Safety and ethics
- This project involves people. Explain what you are doing and get their consent (a parent's or teacher's for children), let anyone stop at any time, collect only what you need, and remove names before you share results.
Materials and tools
- Permission from the school
- Posters
- Soap
- An observation sheet
Step-by-step roadmap
Start
You will finish with: before and after counts and the campaign materials.
- 1
Prerequisites
Nothing special to know first. Then collect the 4 items in the materials list.
- 2
Learn
Read up on health awareness: behaviour change, campaign, hygiene. Your textbook chapter and one short video are enough.
- 3
Plan
Talk to the people affected first. Agree on one small, measurable change and get the permissions you need.
- 4
Build
- Observe and count handwashing before lunch for three days.
- Check that soap and water are available.
- Run a one-week campaign with posters and demonstrations.
- Count again a week later.
- Report the change.
- 5
Test
Compare the numbers before and after, and ask the people involved what actually changed for them.
- 6
Document
Record before and after with numbers and photos (with consent), and keep a diary of what happened. Report structure
- 7
Present
Tell the story: the problem, what you did, what changed, and what did not. Presentation structure
- 8
Publish
Share the results with the community itself, then with your school or college.
Expected outcome
Before and after counts and the campaign materials.
Other versions of this project
Advanced version
Count again after a month to see if the change lasted.
Working as a team
3–5 people. Suggested roles:
Report and presentation
Report structure
- Title
- The community and the problem
- Objectives
- What was done (timeline)
- People involved and permissions
- Results: before and after
- Costs
- Challenges
- What should continue
- Acknowledgements
Presentation structure
- The problem
- The people
- What we did
- Before and after
- What we learned
- What happens next
Viva questions
Prepare your own answers to these before you present.
- What is the aim of your project, in one sentence?
- What is the principle behind it?
- Why did you choose these materials or tools?
- What result did you get, and was it what you expected?
- What went wrong and how did you fix it?
- How could this be improved or used in real life?
Resources
Source and attribution
Original
Written by Technifyed. Free to use for your own school or college project; write the report in your own words. Added 1 Oct 2026.
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