World Toilet Day? It evokes a smile on the face of the majority of people. I am sure that very few have heard about it. Actually, it is something new, that day was established by the World Toilet Organisation in 2001 and it is celebrated each year on 19 November. This is more important than it might seem to us. The main purpose of this organization is to fight for the improvement of the toilets, with particular emphasis on the state of public toilets. We do not realize the gravity of this problem. The latest report shows that 2,5 billion of people suffer from lack access to improved sanitation systems. Moreover 1 billion people practice open defecation. Poor sanitation increases the risk of disease and malnutrition, especially for women and children. Women and girls are with the risk of assault and rape because they lack access to toilets which preserves their privacy. Everyone claims that it is a taboo and World Toilet Organisation is trying to break it.
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