World Toilet Day
Today is the First World Toilet Day. Admit it. You laughed when you saw the toilet and thought “what the heck??” Another odd DAY. World Toilet Day… really? I know when I saw the post on Another Jennifer (who keeps me informed on all of the important Social Good things happening.)
I should have known about this one because I am a big supporter of WaterAid, who is behind this campaign. We all need clean water.
But really, there is nothing funny about World Toilet Day.
Where there are no toilets, people die. Clean water and sanitary conditions keep people healthy. Where there are poor sanitary conditions, people get sick.
It’s also an important issue in safety for women and girls as well. This may make you wonder “How do toilets help keep women and girls safe?” WaterAid released an important study today entitled “We Can’t Wait.”
Think about it – if you don’t have access to clean and private toilets, what would that mean?
Women and girls are particularly affected, being exposed to shame, disease, harassment or attacks that could be prevented by having basic sanitation available. Women and girls living without access to a toilet spend 97 billion hours each year looking for a place to go to the bathroom. ~WaterAid
Another interesting fact: only 1% of the world’s water is usable by humans. Clean water is an extremely limited resource, even though it seems so easily available to us in first world countries. Efficient toilets conserve this valuable resource.
This is your CALL TO ACTION.
It’s time to say Thank You to your loo… and learn more about what you can do to help.
This World Toilet Day sing #ThankYouToilet with WaterAid.
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You definitely did make me laugh a bit at that title. Not going to lie, but you are right that without where would we (women especially be). Thanks for the reminder and her is a small salute to the toilet today!! 🙂
This video never gets old. Happy World Toilet Day! Looking forward to reading Wateraid’s report.
This is an amazing cause, and we are so glad you are bringing attention to it. You are an inspiration. :)-Ashley
Thanks so much for sharing Louie and helping to raise awareness about just how serious the seemingly silly issue is! If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out our new report, just released today called We Can’t Wait: A Report on Sanitation and Hygiene for Women and Girls http://bit.ly/17kwSbh
I think water sanitation is taken for granted here in the states. All it would take is an extended power grid failure to hurl us in sanitation havoc. It takes electrical power for water to be purified and supplied to our homes. I’ve got some plans in place in case of an emergency such as that. Great toilet topic! hehe