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Establishing hygienic habits is a significant social issue in Bangladesh since, in addition to its hot and humid climate, a number of communities lack proper sanitation. Therefore, the Lion Group participates in educational programs for general consumers under the Project for Strengthening the Inspection, Regulatory and Coordinating Function of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), which has been developed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the BFSA to educate Bangladeshi elementary school students about good hand washing and hygiene habits related to food safety.
In 2024, we provided training for 100 elementary school teachers from Gazipur District in Dhaka Division and Lalmonirhat District in Rangpur Division, teaching them so that they themselves could pass on this training. Supporting these teachers’ efforts to pass on their training to other teachers in their districts, we held educational activities on food hygiene at all 1,440 elementary schools in these districts. We continue to conduct activities to spread proper knowledge of food hygiene, food safety and handwashing among children.
Stories with large illustrations and card games help children learn proper hygiene habits in a fun way.
Illustrations and other art used in these picture shows is made under the supervision of Dhaka University, and were judged by teachers to be easily understood, with praise including “These showed examples of good habits and bad habits, so it was very helpful” and “These are good because it is easy for students to relate them to their own lifestyles” being given. These ideas are useful for us to improve certain aspects.
We will continue to collaborate with Bangladeshi teachers in 2025 and will continue with efforts to spread good hygiene habits to an even wider swath of the Bangladeshi population.
