Launch of the new WTO logo
WTO is pleased to announce that we are revamping our logo to make it more streamlined and easier to understand and use. The new brand mark will still consist of two elements, the unique heart-shaped toilet seat symbol and the world toilet wordmark.
Learn More...Urgent Run 2016
It was a mad dash to the finishing line as we had almost 800 participants during this year’s Urgent Run! This was our third year running and it was held on the 5th November this year in the lead up towards the World Toilet Day to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis.
Learn More...World Toilet College, Singapore training, LIXIL
World Toilet Organization conducted a one and a half day workshop for Lixil Sales, Marketing and IKam teams from India and Indochina.
Learn More...New partnership with Emaan Foundation in Cambodia
WTO is glad to announce a new partnership with Emaan Foundation, a Singapore charity which has a local office in Cambodia.
Learn More...New partnership with Emaan Foundation in Cambodia
This month, four WTO staff members, along with representatives from philanthropic foundation Transparent Fish Fund and sanitary equipment specialist Wirquin, returned to the floating villages in Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
Learn More...American Company’s Impact in Chinese Schools
Since 2015, a Singaporean donor and World Toilet Organization have been working together to improve sanitation conditions in rural schools of China. Over 6 schools have been impacted through the Rainbow School Toilet Program in Luoyang County, Henan Province, through high-quality infrastructure of toilets and hygiene education.
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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. We recognised the need for an international day to draw global attention to the sanitation crisis – and so we established World Toilet Day 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. READ MORE
Why Toilets?
A world body on toilets — are you kidding me? Your toilet is more important than you think. Let’s take a look at some quick facts about the sanitation crisis.
CHILDREN
1000 children died per day from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation in 2013. These deaths are preventable.
EDUCATION/GIRLS
Clean and safe toilets help keep more girls in school and increase attendance rates. Far too many girls miss out on education just because of the lack of a clean and safe toilet.
OPEN DEFECATION
The 2015 goal to halve the proportion of people living without sanitation is running 150 years behind schedule. 1 billion (15 % of the world population) still practice open defecation.
INVESTMENT
Every $1 spent on water and sanitation generates a $4.3 return in the form of reduced health care costs.
Health, dignity and well-being for all through sustainable sanitation
A clean and safe toilet ensures health, dignity and well-being — yet 40% of the world’s population does not have access to toilets. World Toilet Organization is a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide. We believe in empowering individuals through education, training and building local marketplace opportunities to advocate for clean and safe sanitation facilities in their communities.
What We Do
The silence surrounding the sanitation crisis is beginning to break as evidenced by the Sustainable Development Goal's inclusion of sanitation on its global development agenda. Sustainable Development Goal #6 calls for universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and the end of open defecation by 2030.
World Toilet Organization is one of the few organizations whose sole focus is on toilets
and sanitation. Breaking the silence on the sanitation crisis is at the heart of what we do.
And here’s how we do it.
WORLD TOILET DAY
Global advocacy day for toilets and sanitation celebrated annually on 19 November
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WORLD TOILET COLLEGE
Empowering trainers and sanitation workers in both urban and rural contexts
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WORLD TOILET SUMMIT
Annual conference that brings together key stakeholders and decision-makers in the sanitation sector
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SANISHOP
Social enterprise with the mission to create a sustainable sanitation ecosystem in local communities
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