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- PHLUSH - Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon is in the the Cascadia Subduction Zone that Scientific American calls "the biggest seismic hazard in the U.S.” The United States Geologic Survey says that Oregon faces a 37% chance of a magnitude 8.0 or greater earthquake within the next 50 years. So PHLUSH is launching a fall emergency preparedness campaign in conjunction with World Toilet Day, November 19. Through information, public workshops and exhibits, Portlanders will reflect on needs and build simple urine separation bucket toilets. Most Americans’ see urine and feces as “waste” rather than as nutrient-rich resources vital to the planet. Disaster preparedness is an appropriate context for putting people at ease with talking about the issues; simple emergency toilets are both important in themselves and an intermediate step toward ecological sanitation and nutrient-cycling.
PHLUSH is working with the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association, Neighbors West Northwest, the Collaborative Design Studio in Emergency Sanitation at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance provides valuable technical resources. The Christchurch Twin No-Mix Emergency Toilet was developed in collaboration with the Compost Loo Team of the New Zealand Permaculture Emergency Response Network Our campaign publicity partner is World Toilet Day.
- Golden Poo Awards – United Kingdom
More than half the world’s population is literally dying to go to the loo. Improper disposal of human waste, contaminated water and poor hygiene causes over 80% of all disease in the developing world, resulting in the death of more than 5,000 children a day. Following on from the successful Golden Poo Awards animation competition in 2009, PooP Creative will be holding the finals of this year’s competition; the search for the best Toilet Humour. The evening, hosted by well-known grumpy man Arthur Smith, will feature poo-themed stand-up routines by the carefully chosen finalists. The audience will vote for the winning act who will receive a much coveted Golden Poo Award. Comedy is a powerful way to deliver messages and to encourage a free and intelligent exploration of a subject that we all share but that can still be a taboo. The Golden Poo Awards will shame, disgust, shock, inspire and motivate people to pay attention to one of the most important global issues of our time– poo! The Bedford, Balham, South London from 8pm. Tickets £10 from wegottickets.com
- Hanoi School of Public Health – Hanoi, Vietnam
The Health Environment Management Agency (ViHEMA) - Ministry of Health, Hanoi School of Public Health, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam Public Health Association, NCCR North–South (http://www.north-south.unibe.ch) and SANIVAT Program will jointly organize the workshop “World Toilet Day Commemoration and launching scientific publications in the field of sanitation” on November 18th 2011 in Hanoi. The aim of the workshop is to commemorate the World Toilet Day and to launch newly published scientific products in the field of sanitation and health in Vietnam. This workshop also aims at strengthening the collaboration between different stakeholders working in sanitation and health in Vietnam and discussing new research findings in economic, social and health aspects of sanitation. Invited participants of the workshop will be from government agencies: Ministry of Health, Hanoi School of Public Health, Vietnam Public Health Association, National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), National Coordination Office for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation; and representatives from international organizations in Vietnam: WHO, UNICEF, WB, ADB, and French Red Cross. Collaborators from the fields where research have been conducted will also be present.
Contact: Dr Nguyen Viet Hung
Department of Environmental Health
Hanoi School of Public Health
Tel (+84) 4.62733162, Fax (+84) 4.62733172Email: hung.nguyen@unibas.ch
- Don’t Eat Shit Campaign – Singapore
Singapore Management University students will be launching the Don’t Eat Shit Campaign on 19 Nov to warn Singaporeans on the dangers of dirty toilets – aimed at coffee shops and hawker centres which usually have dirty toilets. This is in view of a death of a woman from eating at a stall in a dirty hawker centre food stall in 2010. NewUrbanMale.com will be patnering World Toilet Organization in its efforts to reach out to get the public to voice out their opinions.
- LOO Carnival – Singapore
The Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) will be organizing the Let’s Observe Ourselves (LOO) Carnival at City Square Mall on 24-25 November. The highlight of the event – a giant toilet sculpture will be erected at the venue. The 4-metre high sculpture is made of ‘Domex’ bottles courtesy of Unilever Singapore. This family event will see fun games and prizes given away to visitors and participants. RAS will also be honouring restroom owners and toilet cleaners nationwide who have been excellent models for clean toilets in Singapore.
- Potty Party – Kenya
Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School is a Hamilton, Ontario based charitable organization that raises funds to build and maintain clean and safe latrines in Kenyan primary schools. Since 2005, 77 latrines have been constructed that serve 6 Kenyan schools and ensure over 5000 primary students continue their education. Without improved sanitary facilities, some Kenyan primary schools are in danger of closing! No toilets, no schools; no schools, no education!
- United Methodist Youth Fellowship – Zimbabwe
Seke south United Methodist Youth Fellowship, is a church group of young people who resides in Chitungwiza Town in Zimbabwe. This group is in the Chitungwiza - Marondera District of the Zimbabwe East Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. As a youth group with a passion to improving toilet’ conditions, we are joining hands with others around the world in advocating for better toilets. We are contributing resources that will be used to:
- Tile Seke South United Methodist church toilet.
- Purchase cleaning Mops - for distribution to selected schools
- Purchase rubber Brooms - for distribution to selected schools
- Purchase packs tissue rolls - for distribution to selected schools
- Purchase toilet Cleaner - for distribution to selected schools
Our plan is that by the 19 of November we should be done with tilling the floors of our church toilet and we will divide the youth group tohave representatives to go to the selected schools in Chitungwiza todistribute cleaning mops, rubber brooms, toilet rolls and toilet cleaning liquid.
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