RitsumeikanHighSchool
Spreading Hope with Soap W201906-3
The Hardships caused by COVID-19

Therearemanysignificantproblemsfacingourworldtoday,duetotheongoingsituationsoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Overthecourseof2020,ithastakenmorethan 1,340,000 lives.
"COVID-19 is a human tragedy, but it has also created a generational opportunity.
An opportunity to build back a more equal and sustainable world"

By:AntónioGuterres,Secretary-GeneraloftheUN

Rits Super Global Forum2020 Online

220
students

11countries

Soap ProjectWashingyourhandswithasoapispossibly
thesimplestwaytoflushpathogensdownthedrain.
However,thisyear,UNICEFreportedthatmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavenoreadyaccesstoaplaceormaterialstowashtheirhands.
Actually, in the Philippines,

thenumberofpeopleinfectedwithCOVID-19was3,600inApril,butinSeptember,ithadreachedatotalof310,000.ThereasonwhyithadincreasedrapidlyisthatmanyFilipinoslivedenselyinsmallhousesinpoorlysanitizedslums,andtheyareunabletoaccesstomedicaltreatmenteveniftheygetadisease.

Theme:"What Can We Do Under theSituations of the Coronavirus"

Wemainlydiscussedthese 4 topicsin 5 days

1. Education

2. Poverty

3. Environment

4. Social/Economic
Life

Discussionstyle:
Sharetheinformation⇒Findtheproblems⇒Suggestthesolutions⇒proposetheactionplan
TO SOLVE GLOBAL ISSUES

Pledge ...What high school students can do

Why don't we collect soap to send them?

Barsofsoapequippedinhotelroomsarethrownawayeveniftheycanstillbeusedeveryday.
InJapan,2.8tonsofsoaparediscardedannually.

STEP 1

STEP 2

Ask for theJoin the Clean theunderstanding
and cooperation World Project toof hotels in Japan distribute thecollected soap toby sharing theat-risk communities
seriousnessof the situation in across the world.
the world.
CleantheWorldFoundationisaglobalhealthorganizationcommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflifeforvulnerablecommunitiesaroundtheworld.
Atitsfacility,thecollectedsoapissanitized,grounded,cutintonewbars,andboxedfordistribution.

References:#SoapSavesLivesBox・CleanTheWorld(n.d.)YouandyourfamilycanstopthespreadofCOVID-19.OrderyourSoapSavesLivesBoxtoday!
https://cleantheworld.org/soapsaveslives/
・HappyStep(2018/10/17)GakuseidanntainiyoruTearaisgidoukatudouhoukoku
［Reportonhandwashinginstructionactivitiesbystudentgroups］
http://happysteps.or.jp/1695.html
・HUFFPOST(2020/5/29)Hinnkonn,Nannminn…。Kokkyouwokoe,Zensekainishinnkokunaeikyouwoataetashingatakoronaulirusu
［Poverty,refugees.Covid-19hashadaseriousimpactacrossbordersandaroundtheworld］
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_5ece1d79c5b67e75390b6c12・NHK（n.d.） TokusetusaitoShingatakoronauirususekainokannsenjyoukyou［SpecialCoronavirusSite/GlobalInfectionStatus］
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/coronavirus/world-data/
・RCSBR(2020/03/18)Sekkenndeuirusutotatakau［Fightingviruseswithsoap］
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2EVlqql_f8
・UNICEF(2020/10/14)FACTSHEET:LackofhandwashingwithsoapputsmillionsatincreasedrisktoCOVID-19andotherinfectiousdiseases
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/fact-sheet-lack-handwashing-soap-puts-millions-increased-risk-covid-19-and-other・ViewpointOPINION＆COLUMN(2020/10/20) HuliripinnTudukuBouekisochi［PhilippinesContinuedCoronaProtectionMeasures］
https://vpoint.jp/world/asia/177011.html