Hands Down Hana

Hands Down Hana was one of the five members of the Soaper 5, introduced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in February 2020 to promote good hygiene practices among students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each character embodies a specific health habit essential for preventing virus transmission - Hands Down Hana’s role is to remind students to avoid touching their faces. She is able to create power shields to guide people’s hands away from their faces.

In the The Soaper 5 Animated Series, Hands Down Hana was shown to be fourth to join the Soaper 5. She initially wore a purple mask with three pointed tips, which was swapped for a rounded mask and a purple and yellow super suit after the Soaper 5’s meeting with Professor Moe.

Together with the rest of the Soaper 5, Super Soaper Soffy was featured in a rap song “Bye Bye Virus,” which engaged students to practise good hygiene in a fun and memorable way.

In conjunction with Teachers’ Day 2020, SingPost collaborated with MOE to release a set of stamps featuring the Soaper 5, honouring the education sector’s efforts during the pandemic.

The Soaper 5 also collaborated with Singa and the Kindness Cubbies in a special edition of the Kindsville Times Adventures, a magazine for primary school students.

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