COVID-19: How a “Tippy-Tap” could help homeless wash hands

COVID-19.

KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE'SCRAIG SMITH REPORTS, DONATEDEFFORT, AND SOME ((VERY BASICENGINEERING IS GIVING THEM ABETTER CHANCE TO WASH THEIRHANDS AND BETTER DEFENDAGAINST SPREADING THE VIRUS.20:36 CRAIG: LIVING ON THESTREET IS A HARD AND DANGEROUSLIFE EVEN UNDER NORMALCIRCUMSTANCES.

NOW, PART OFTHE COVID RESPONSE HAS MADE ITEVEN HARDER FOR THE HOMELESSPEOPLE TO GET ANY SORT OFCLEAN UP AND REDUCE THEIRCHANCES OF SPREADING THEINFECTION.

" 20:50 : 14 AT THESISTER JOSE WOMEN'S CENTERTHEY'RE STILL OFFERING BAGLUNCHES TO WOMEN WHO LIVE ONTHE STREETS, BUT SOCIALDISTANCING KEEPS THEM FROMOFFERING A CHANCE TO CLEAN UP.1:29 JEAN FEDIGAN/ SISTER JOSEWOMEN'S CENTER: "I WAS SEEINGBETWEEN 100 AND 120 WOMEN EVERYDAY IN OUR DAY PROGRAM; AND WEWOULD INVITE THEM IN AND THEYCOULD GET A BITE TO EAT, THEYCOULD GET A SET OF CLOTHES,THEY COULD SHOWER, THEY COULDDO LAUNDRY; CAN'T DO ANY OFTHAT NOW." 1:48 :19 BUT THISCLEVER DEVICE CAN HELP.

IT'SCALLED A TIPPY-TAP.

THEY'REWIDELY USED IN INDIA ANDAFRICA TO MAKE BASICHANDWASHING MORE AVAILABLE.WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUPBUILT THEM AND IS BRINGINGTHEM TO THIS SHELTER AND MANYOTHERS AROUND TUCSON.

12:52DOMINICK ABBOTT/WATERSHEDMANAGEMENT GROUP: "IT ALLOWSPEOPLE TO WASH THEIR HANDSWITH USING A FOOT PEDAL SOESSENTIALLY THEY'RE NOTTOUCHING ANYTHING ELSE.

ASIDEFROM THE SOAP TO SANITIZETHEMSELVES ON PRETTY MUCHREDUCING THE RACE OF THESPREAD OF GERMS AND OTHERVIRUSES IN THIS CRISIS, 13:07:15 TUCSON COUNCILMEMBER STEVEKOZACHIK'S CHIEF OF STAFF ISALSO WITH WATERSHED MANAGEMENTGROUP.

3:28 KOZACHIK: THIS ISSIMPLY GIVING YOU THEOPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU ANDI DO AT HOME, WASH YOUR HANDSBEFORE EATING, AND HOPEFULLYWE MAKE A DENT IN THECOMMUNITY SPREAD AND THAT'SWHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUTRIGHT NOW 3:39 :11 AND HE SAYSTHERE'S AN EFFORT TO BRING THETIPPY TAPS BEYOND THE SHELTERSTO INFORMAL CAMPS WHERE MANYHOMELESS PEOPLE LIVE.

CRAIGSMITH, KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDEGOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY -- -NOWCHANGING WHAT THE STATE DEEMS