Tippy Taps—a simple and economic handwashing station

Have you heard of Tippy Taps? A Tippy Tap is a simple and economic handwashing station often used in developing countries without reliable access to a piped water supply.

 

Easily constructed from everyday objects, a Tippy Tap allows for proper and effective handwashing in the most rural of areas, and doesn’t waste water.

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommendations on how to construct and maintain a Tippy Tap.

 

Here’s a quick video showing one way to make and use a Tippy Tap:

 

 

For more tools to help with effective handwashing in your school, home, or workplace, visit Brevis.com.

 

Sources:

https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/publications_pages/tippy-tap.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F9jcA8ZAi0

https://www.brevis.com/

 

 

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