Prepared by Loo Hoo
November 19th is the World Toilet Day, aiming to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
Lack of sanitation causes diseases that affect the lives of millions globally: children especially, bear the brunt. Nearly 1.5 million children under the age of five die every year from diarrhea globally.
World Toilet Day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. It is
celebrated every year and it is drawing attention to those people being left
behind without good toilets.
A toilet is not just a toilet. It’s a lifesaver, dignity-protector and opportunity maker. Whoever you are, wherever you are, sanitation is your human right.
And yet, today, 4.2 billion people live without safely managed sanitation. How can anyone lift themselves out of poverty without sanitation?
We must expand access to safe toilets and leave no one behind. Toilets have added 20 years to the human lifespan over the past 2 centuries and we spend 3 years of our life on our toilets.
Whilst washing hands could save 3.5 million kids lives every year!
When someone has a 'safely managed sanitation service', it means they use
hygienic toilet facilities that are not shared with other households.
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