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SANITATION FOR COMMUNITIES 19 November 2013 Photo credit: Gates Foundation
SANITATION FOR COMMUNITIES
19 November 2013
Photo credit: Gates Foundation
• 40% of people in the world still do not have a toilet• November 19th is World Toilet Day – stand up for the right to a
toilet!
SANITATION FACTS
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Photo credit: water.org
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NITIES• Sanitation can keep your family healthy
• One gram of human faeces can contain:• 10,000,000 viruses• 1,000,000 bacteria• 1,000 parasite cysts• 100 parasite eggs
SANITATION KEEPS FAMILIES HEALTHY
Photo credit: Gates Foundation
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NITIES• Improved sanitation and hygiene can reduce:
• Diarrhoea kills 1 million children each year
SANITATION KEEPS FAMILIES HEALTHY
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• Cholera• Dysentery • Worms
• Trachoma• Pneumonia • Malnutrition
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• Defecating in the open leaves women and girls at risk for sexual harassment and sexual assault
• Ecological sanitation can provide additional nutrients for your crops
SANITATION IMPROVES WOMEN’S LIVES
Photo credit: Heather Arnet/Water.org
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NITIES• In areas with poor sanitation, children carry up to 1000 worms at one time,
making it difficult to attend and focus on school• Girls are less likely to attend school and remain in school after puberty if
adequate sanitation facilities are not available• Improved sanitation could add 200 million days of school attendance per
year
SANITATION HELPS CHILDREN GET AN EDUCATION
Photo credit: Heather Arney/Water.org
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• Without sanitation facilities, sewage is often discharged untreated into rivers, lakes and coastal areas• 90% of diarrhoeal diseases are linked to environmental pollution
SANITATION SUSTAINS CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS
Photo credit: Chrissy Olson
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Improve your family’s lives – Stand up for your right to a toilet!www.sanitationdrive2015.org
Leanne Burney, UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and SanitationEmail: [email protected]
Therese Dooley, UNICEFEmail: [email protected]
Amanda Marlin, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative CouncilEmail: [email protected]
Corinne Schuster-Wallace, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Email: [email protected]
