{"id":32904,"date":"2024-03-28T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T07:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=32904"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:59:18","slug":"the-good-hygiene-jingle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/the-good-hygiene-jingle","title":{"rendered":"El jingle de la buena higiene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Before eating\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Before cooking\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Before giving food to the child\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Wash your hands!<\/em><\/strong><em>\u202f\u202f<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not uncommon for Balilo Pedro Papy to hear those lyrics on the air while working in communities in the Kitangua health zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>After going to the latrine, Mom washes her hands\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>After changing the child&#8217;s diaper, she washes her hands\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong><em>After coming from work, Dad washes his hands\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Health is priceless!\u202f<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papy, an ADRA Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) technical assistant, wrote the song to inspire people to develop new sanitary habits. His song has been played on the radio in the Kasai province since 2021. He is hoping more listeners commemorate Water Day and enhance cleanliness throughout the year because in his country radio is king.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Song-Video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot a lot of people would have a TV, not a lot of people will have access to the internet. But radio, yeah, everybody listens to radio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ADRA worker began singing as a child, watching his mother sing with the church choir. In 2008, he started singing professionally, creating a group called The Voice of Worship. They sang gospel music and created songs bringing awareness to what was happening in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papy learned about ADRA and serving&nbsp;his community from his father, who was a leader in teaching people how to combat HIV and AIDS, so he followed in his dad&#8217;s footsteps to bring attention to hygiene&nbsp;habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kenya2011__0067-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papy&#8217;s song is a response to the sickness he witnessed in communities while working on programs to restore water sources in Kasai&#8217;s rural villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first problem in the community was the higher level of disease that comes from the water,\u201d Papy mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary reason was that people were drinking contaminated water, failing to wash their hands, and engaging in open defecation rather than installing and using&nbsp;latrines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>World Health Organization studies show that at least 12 percent of the Congolese population practice open defecation. It\u2019s something their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents have always done, according to Papy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou find someone that is over 30 years old, used to drink the water that is not drinkable,\u201d Papy mentions through a translator. \u201c\u2026 [When] you come to the village you need to sensitize them, telling them this water that you guys are drinking is not good. You need to clean or treat the water before consuming it. That means changing their behavior. It\u2019s a big, big challenge.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people are already working hard just to access the water. Sometimes a water source can be a third of a mile or more away from home and it requires traversing a big mountain, Papy continued to explain through a translator. \u201cMany times, it is children and women, including those who are pregnant, who are responsible for collecting the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MG_0552-1-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The women and children must bring the water from afar uphill distance and then treat it before drinking it.\u00a0This precious water is then used to wash their hands after using the bathroom, cleaning up children and babies, or visiting public places outside the home.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give communities more access to water, ADRA is installing water basins, and training masons to build latrine pits through a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADRA workers also distribute sanitation kits, which include a bucket, a spigot, and tape for assembling a washing station. Yet a lot more assistance is needed to avoid waterborne infections in communities&nbsp;because sanitation items are costly for many DRC residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on World Bank figures, the average DRC citizen makes less than $1.90 per day. Pedro claims the daily income&nbsp;is substantially lower, estimating $1 to $1.50 in the village of Ndjidji, where he worked the day, he was interviewed for this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the region&#8217;s population are farmers who rely on the vegetables and fruits they raise or the chickens they care for, he noted. However, the cost of preventing infections like waterborne diseases like cholera&nbsp;is worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing a song was just one way to encourage prevention and change behavior. Plus, it allowed him to share his creative talents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papy adds that the words and melody of his&nbsp;hygiene song came effortlessly by God&#8217;s grace, allowing him to complete it in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that his song has been on the air for a while. Papy says he\u2019s heard people with cell phones using it as a ringtone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-1536x1120.png 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-13-at-6.33.41-PM-2-2048x1493.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/677A1794-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The most significant benefit, he believes, is the decrease in the number of people visiting hospitals for waterborne infections as more people install latrines. When the project began, the targeted families in Kamonia, Kitangua, and Kanzala did not have latrines. According to Papy, there are currently 1,442 latrines installed in these three health zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that the most significant benefit may be\u00a0the decline of\u00a0hospital visits\u00a0for waterborne diseases as more people install latrines. When the project started, the targeted families in Kamonia, Kitangua, and Kanzala did not have latrines. According to Papy, there are now\u00a01,442 latrines in these three health zones.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Good Hygiene song is just one example of how ADRA&#8217;s dedicated field workers, like Papy, use their talents to promote a safer environment and keep communities healthy and thriving.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papy, an ADRA Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) technical assistant, wrote the song to inspire people to develop new sanitary habits.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[615,619,284,336],"tags":[679,690,500,550],"class_list":["post-32904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-featured-blog-room","category-health","category-wash","tag-environment","tag-protection","tag-usaid","tag-world-health-organisation-who"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32904"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45103,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32904\/revisions\/45103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}