Savlon launches 'Savlon ID Guard' on Children's Day to enable Hand Hygiene

ITC’s SavlonSwasth India strengthens its commitment to address the widespread issue of hand hygiene by introducing the unique Savlon ID Guard today.  The innovation offers a simple solution to hand hygiene for school children. An ID card is an integral part of a school kid’s daily routine. This has been imaginatively redesigned with a multi-use handwash sachet, thereby introducing the unique Savlon ID GUARD.

Savlon ID Guard augmentsthe core of SavlonSwasth India Mission to fuel a culture of innovative enablers. In line with its proposition of Healthier kids, Stronger India, SavlonSwasth India Mission was launched last year on Children’s day with the Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks. This year the mission expands its objective of encouraging behavioural change towards washing hands amongst childrenthrough various engaging and entertaining educational initiatives in schools.  With the invention of the Savlon ID Guard, designed with theunique multi-use Savlonhandwash sachet, SavlonSwasth India Mission takes a step forward to become an enabler.

The Savlon ID Guard and the experience with children is encapsulated in a short video. Click the link below to watch the video of this initiative.

https://www.facebook.com/SavlonIndia/videos/1908777886107319/

The simple yet effective idea stems from the fact that access to handwash or cleansers like soap are often limited. The inconvenience of carrying a soap or a handwash bottle adds to this limitation especially for children in the primary schools in India. Parents find it very difficult to ensure that children are following proper hand hygiene practices in school too. Savlon ID Guard with the innovative multi-use handwash sachet not only enhances convenience and comfort for parents but also is an effective way to induce children into the habit of washing hands with soap. Savlon ID Guards with 3 refill sachets are designed to take care of hand hygiene for more than a month for all children. The initiative has been piloted in 32 schools and will be rolled outin 1000 schools over the next 6 months.

Sharing his thoughts on hand hygiene, Mr. Sameer Satpathy, Chief Executive, Personal Care Products Business, said, “Cleaning hands with cleansers like a soap or a handwashneeds to become a routine behavioural practice amongst children. Access to a cleanser out of home,at times is a challenge and could impede efforts to encourage behavioural change. SavlonSwasth India’s unique innovation with the reimagined ID cardis designed to encourage and enable change. Savlon ID Guard harnesses the power of design-thinking to encourage and enable hand hygiene.”

SavlonSwasth India Mission has already been rolled out in more than 3700 schools since last year. The school programme has reached more than 1.7 million children in states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Karnataka.