1 Dawasamu Hub June 2014 Objective: Education Enrichment / WASH BRIGHT SMILES BRIGHT FUTURES GVI joins hands with Colgate-Palmolive to facilitate oral hygiene lessons as part of GVI WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) initiatives. Objectives Educate students on the importance of oral hygiene Inform students on the importance of caring for tooth brushes Insure students are aware of how many times a day and why brushing our teeth is important Successfully introduce the initiative as stage one of the GVI WASH initiative Supply each pupil with a Colgate provided dental pack that includes a tooth brush, tooth paste and hygiene information so they can practice dental hygiene at home Summary A general lack of awareness with regards to the importance of oral hygiene was identified as an issue at Navunisea Primary School. During week four of the second term of 2014, GVI ar ranged education sessions in response to this concern as part of a new GVI WASH initiative. GVI was extremely fortunate to have received generous support and education materials from Palmolive Colgate. These materials formed the core resources for these informative and successfully conducted awareness sessions.