Good Neighbors promotes personal hygiene and sanitation in Santa Teresa communities
Since August 2024, in parallel with the medical checkups, Good Neighbors International has developed a series of talks on personal hygiene and sanitation for 2,063 children and adolescents (NNA) in the communities served by CDP Santa Teresa. These activities, aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 6, seek to strengthen families’ knowledge and healthy habits to ensure sustainable water and sanitation management.
The process was led by community volunteers and social work interns from the Centro Universitario Regional (CUR) Carazo, who gave practical talks on hand washing and tooth brushing. Each participant received an educational brochure and a bar of soap to promote hygiene in their homes.
With these actions, Good Neighbors reinforces the importance of healthy habits and community empowerment, ensuring the welfare of children and contributing to the sustainable development of communities.
Since August, the municipal office of Good Neighbors in Santa Teresa, in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), has carried out medical and nutritional checkups for 2,063 children and adolescents (NNA) in 39 hard-to-reach communities. The activity, which is part of the Good Neighbors sponsorship program, seeks to improve the overall health of the beneficiaries by providing multivitamins, deworming and pediatric medicines to treat common illnesses such as flu, diarrhea and allergies.
Good Neighbors International, in collaboration with Colgate, carried out an oral hygiene promotion campaign that benefited 4,000 children from 26 schools in the municipalities of Jinotepe, Dolores and El Rosario. The initiative made students aware of the importance of maintaining good oral health habits from an early age.