World Toilet Day
World Toilet Organization was founded on 19 November 2001 and the inaugural World Toilet Summit was held on the same day, the first global summit of its kind. The need for an international day to draw global attention to the sanitation crisis was recognised and so World Toilet Day was established on 19 November. World Toilet Day has continued to garner support over the years, with NGOs, the private sector, civil society organisations and the international community joined in to mark the global day.
Why Do We Need A Day For Toilets?
The ‘silent’ sanitation crisis is a ticking time bomb which affects billions of people around the world.
2.4 billion people lack access to basic toilets. That's 1 in 3 people. 1,000 children die each day due to poor sanitation; and better sanitation supports better nutrition and improved health, especially for women and children. Hundreds of millions will use toilets that we would never dare to enter. More than a billion people will defecate in the open. According to UNICEF, more than half of the schools in the developing world lack private toilets.
While it is true that everyone - men, women, boys and girls, the elderly and the very young -- is affected by poor sanitary conditions and infrastructure, women and girls are affected the most: it's about our health, our dignity and our safety. It is also about our education and economic prospects. It is about basic human rights.
Sanitation has become more of a priority for world leaders in the 14 years since World Toilet Organization was founded, however the current level of prioritization is still far from what is needed, given the scale and impact of the sanitation crisis. It’s time for toilets to be treated as an urgent global priority.
We can’t wait while a lack of access to sanitation affects health, education, gender equality, nutrition, the environment and the economy! And in the words of our founder Jack Sim, “What we don’t discuss, we can’t improve.” We need to continue to address the taboo nature of toilets and shine a spotlight on sanitation each World Toilet Day.
This year, World Toilet Day is focusing on the link between sanitation and nutrition, drawing the world’s attention to the importance of toilets in supporting better nutrition and improved health. Lack of access to clean drinking water and sanitation, along with the absence of good hygiene practices, are among the underlying causes of poor nutrition.
Join the global ‘movement’ and be a part of the change. http://worldtoilet.org/what-we-do/world-toilet-day/ & http://www.worldtoiletday.info/
World Toilet Organization was founded on 19 November 2001 and the inaugural World Toilet Summit was held on the same day, the first global summit of its kind. The need for an international day to draw global attention to the sanitation crisis was recognised and so World Toilet Day was established on 19 November. World Toilet Day has continued to garner support over the years, with NGOs, the private sector, civil society organisations and the international community joined in to mark the global day.
Why Do We Need A Day For Toilets?
The ‘silent’ sanitation crisis is a ticking time bomb which affects billions of people around the world.
2.4 billion people lack access to basic toilets. That's 1 in 3 people. 1,000 children die each day due to poor sanitation; and better sanitation supports better nutrition and improved health, especially for women and children. Hundreds of millions will use toilets that we would never dare to enter. More than a billion people will defecate in the open. According to UNICEF, more than half of the schools in the developing world lack private toilets.
While it is true that everyone - men, women, boys and girls, the elderly and the very young -- is affected by poor sanitary conditions and infrastructure, women and girls are affected the most: it's about our health, our dignity and our safety. It is also about our education and economic prospects. It is about basic human rights.
Sanitation has become more of a priority for world leaders in the 14 years since World Toilet Organization was founded, however the current level of prioritization is still far from what is needed, given the scale and impact of the sanitation crisis. It’s time for toilets to be treated as an urgent global priority.
We can’t wait while a lack of access to sanitation affects health, education, gender equality, nutrition, the environment and the economy! And in the words of our founder Jack Sim, “What we don’t discuss, we can’t improve.” We need to continue to address the taboo nature of toilets and shine a spotlight on sanitation each World Toilet Day.
This year, World Toilet Day is focusing on the link between sanitation and nutrition, drawing the world’s attention to the importance of toilets in supporting better nutrition and improved health. Lack of access to clean drinking water and sanitation, along with the absence of good hygiene practices, are among the underlying causes of poor nutrition.
Join the global ‘movement’ and be a part of the change. http://worldtoilet.org/what-we-do/world-toilet-day/ & http://www.worldtoiletday.info/
