A safe-sis is an educational, non-profit organization co-founded by student nurses from the University of Santo Tomas - College of Nursing, advocating for the active involvement of children (mainly those in primary school) in health-promoting activities. The organization was established and inspired by the World Health Organization and UNESCO’s initiative on “Making Every School a Health Promotin
g School”, under the ongoing “One Billion Lives Made Healthier” project of the same organizations. Yet, while these institutions focus on a wide array of topics such as nutritional supplementation, neglected tropical diseases, and comprehensive sexuality and reproductive education, A-Safe Sis caters solely to reinforcing basic bathroom and canteen etiquettes to hopefully decrease the number of infections brought by microbial contamination. The group acknowledges the online-school setup and decreasing number of enrolled students due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, yet we also believe that education should not be hindered by these barriers, especially at today’s time where technology and innovation have become easily accessible to many. Lastly, while children may not be able to immediately apply these learnings in school, the organization specifically chose the aforementioned topic because we know that these behaviors may also be applied in different social settings, thus rendering them relevant. For more information on the World Health Organization and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s initiatives, links are provided below:
World Health Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2021). (2021, June 22). UNESCO and who urge countries to make every school a health-promoting school. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news/item/22-06-2021-unesco-and-who-urge-countries-to-make-every-school-a-health-promoting-school