World Toilet Day November 19
November 19 is World Toilet Day . You think the next part involves a sailor walking into a bar. It’s a deadly serious affair, though — among other statistics it has to share, the World Toilet Organization says, “Over a billion of the 6 billion people in the world are served by sewerage systems but much of this sewerage is discharged into rivers, lakes and the sea with little or no treatment.” And the World Health Organization (WHO) tells us that 1.6 million children die each year from diarrhea. World Toilet Day is an opportunity to shed some light on the world’s sewage situations that should be of concern to global-thinking citizens; you can get involved with a myriad of field projects through the World Toilet Organization. Learn more: World Toilet Organization and WTO volunteer projects Speaking of toilets: Toilets Around the World for Travelers – Going Worldwide The Bathroom Diaries – “True Tales of Tawdry Toilets” (Nominations for the Golden Plunger Award!) MizPee.com – Find Toilets in the US on Cell Phone Crappers Quarterly – Submit Reviews of Best and Crappiest Toilets Related Reading: Travel Health | Avoiding Waterborne Illnesses Abroad | Volunteer Travel Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | World Toilet Day November 19 originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 11:25:21. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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World Toilet Day November 19
