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BETTER TOILETS FOR A BETTER WORLDAnnual Report 2016
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CONTENTForeword by Jack Sim, Founder pg.03
Progress on Sanitation pg.04
About World Toilet Organization pg.06
• OurVision
• OurMission
• OurApproach
Our Work pg.10
Advocacy and Awareness
• TheGlobalUrgentRun
• WorldToiletSummit
• UNWorldToiletDay
Education and Outreach pg.15
• SG50Exhibition:Singapore’s50-yearsanitationjourney
• SingaporeOutreachProgrammes(schools)
• MuseumExhibits
Building Toilet Infrastructure pg.17
• RainbowSchoolToiletInitiative
• FloatingSchoolToiletProject
Empowering Communities pg.20
• WorldToiletCollege-India
• WorldToiletCollege-Singapore
• SaniShop
Collaborations pg.24
• SwachhBharat-AP
• Lixil-SaToPan
• LeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicy
• MOUwithECOSOFTTandBaselineResearch
Friends of WTO pg.26
• OurDonors
• OurPartners
The Team pg.28
• Volunteers/Interns
• Board
• Staff
Financials pg.30
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FOREWORD2016markedthe15thAnniversaryoftheWorldToilet
Organization(WTO)andIampleasedtosharethattherehas
beena14percentincreaseinaccesstoimprovedsanitation
facilitiesworldwide,bringingthetotalto2.1billionhappy
toilet users!However,a third of the world stillhavenoaccess
toimprovedsanitationfacilitiesandofthem,946million
defecateintheopen.Sowhiletherehasbeenimprovementin
ourjourneytosolvetheglobalsanitationcrisis,WTOstillhas
alotofworkcutoutforitforthenext15years.
MeanwhileourprojectsinCambodia,China,Indiaand
Singaporeareprogressingwell,withafocusonthe4key
pillarsofourmission:advocacy,education,buildingand
empowerment.Thisincludesorganisingourannualsignature
eventsliketheUrgentRunandWorldToiletSummit,building
toiletinfrastructurebothonlandandoverwater,hygiene
awarenesseducationinschoolsandcommunities,sanitation
workertrainingviaourWorldToiletCollegeandlastbut
notleast,revivingoursocialenterprisefranchisemodel,
SaniShop.
Lastyearwealsointroducedourfirstsanitationthemed
communityexhibitionsinSingaporeaspartofourlocal
education and public outreach efforts. Together with
Singapore Management University, Singapore’s first
ToiletCleanlinessIndextomeasurethe cleanliness
ofpublictoiletsinhawkercentresandcoffeeshops was
launched.TheideaistogalvanisemoreSingaporeansto
takeownershipoftheirpublictoiletsandkeepthemclean
foreveryone.Finally,wealsorevampedourlogostomake
themmorestreamlinedandeasiertounderstandanduse.
In2017wearedevelopingournew5-yearStrategicPlanto
focusoureffortsonspecifickeyinitiativesthatcanmakethe
greatestimpactonourcontinuingjourneytoimprove
people’slivesinthesanitationsector.We have also added 3
new Board Members who have a wealth of organisational and
overseas experience which will help us expand and navigate
in countries like India and China. Wehopethatyoucanjoin
usinoursanitationjourney intheyearstocome!
JACK SIMFOUNDER, WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION
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PROGRESS ON SANITATION
AccordingtoareportreleasedundertheWHO/UNICEFJoint
MonitoringProgramme(JMP),itisestimatedthatbetween
1990and2015,theuseofimprovedsanitationfacilitiesrose
from54percentto68percentglobally.Therefore,nearlyone
thirdofthecurrentglobalpopulation—2.1billionpeople—
hasgainedaccesstoimprovedsanitationfacilitiessince
1990.However,2.4billionpeoplestilldonothaveaccessto
basicsanitationfacilities.Lessthanhalfthepopulationin
47countrieshaveaccesstoatoiletorimprovedlatrine,
whichresultsin946millionpeopledefecatingintheopen.
Inadequatesanitationisestimatedtocause280,000annual
diarrhoealdeaths,transmitdiseases(i.e.cholera,diarrhoea,
dysentery,hepatitisA,typhoidandpolio),andcontribute
tomalnutrition.Poorsanitationalsosignificantlyimpacts
mentalhealth.Limitedaccesstosanitationoftenresults
innegativesocialandpsychologicalimpacts,especiallyfor
women.From2000to2015,sanitationplayedarelatively
minorroleontheglobalagendatohalveworldpovertydespite
thefactthatinadequatesanitationdisproportionatelyaffects
thepoorestpopulationsinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries
andperpetuatescyclesofpovertyanddisease.
Additionally,inadequatesanitationnotonlyrelatesto
environmentalsustainability,butalsogenderinequality,
childmortality,education,health,anddignity.Therefore,the
inclusionofsanitationintheUNSustainableDevelopment
Goals(SDGs)asastandalonegoalillustratestheprogress
thathasbeenmadetoprioritisesanitationontheglobal
agendaandtoaccountforitscomplexecologicalrole.By
2030,theSDGsaimto“achieveaccesstoadequateand
equitablesanitationandhygieneforallandendopen
defecation,payingspecialattentiontotheneedsofwomen
andgirlsandthoseinvulnerablesituations.”
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Themomentumgeneratedtowardensuringglobalaccess
toimprovedsanitationhasresultedinlarge-scalepolicy
initiativesatthenationallevel,mostnotablyinIndiaand
China.In2014,IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModi
announcedthelaunchoftheSwachhBharatAbhiyan(‘Clean
IndiaMission’)whichseekstoeradicateopendefecation
inthecountryandconstruct110milliontoiletsby2019.In
2016,Coldplay,JayZ,andothercelebritiesperformedat
India’sfirstGlobalCitizenFestivaltocelebrateWorldToilet
Daywhichsoughttoraiseawarenessaboutthecountry’s
sanitationchallengesforanaudienceof80,000.Chinahas
alsoannounceditsplanstoembarkona‘toiletrevolution’
whichwouldseektobuildorrenovate100,000publictoilets
between2016and2020.
Acrosstheworld,sanitationstakeholdersarecomingup
withinnovativewaysofaddressingthechallengesposed
byinadequatesanitation.Fromtoiletlocatorphoneappsto
behaviouralchangeprojects,governments,international
bodies,civilsociety,andtheprivatesectorareplayingarole
intacklingthisglobalproblem.
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“Sanitation is more important than
political independence. ”~ Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of the Indian
independence movement.
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TheWorldToiletOrganization(WTO)isthe
leadingglobalvoiceforsanitation–anon-profit
organisationworkingtowardsaworldwith
clean,safetoiletsandsanitationforeveryone,
everywhere,atalltimes.
WTOwasfoundedbyJackSiminSingapore
onthe19November2001.Sinceitsinception,
WTOhasbroughttogetherkeyplayersfrom
governments,academia,civilsociety,multilateral
agenciesandtheprivatesectortoexplore
innovativeandsustainablesolutionstoendthe
globalsanitationcrisis.
ABOUT WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION
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TheglobalMillenniumDevelopmentGoaltargetforsanitation
hasbeenmissedbyalmost700millionpeople.Theleast
developedcountriesdidnotmeetthesanitationtarget,and
only27percentoftheirpopulationhasgainedaccessto
improvedsanitationsince1990.
2.4 bil
27%
In2015,over 2 billionpeoplestilldonothaveaccesstopropersanitationfacilities.
Intheleastdevelopedcountries,only27percentoftheirpopulationhasgainedaccesstoimprovedsanitationsince1990.
WHY TOILETS?Weusethemeveryday–athome,school,work,restaurants,
shoppingmalls–yetweseldomtalkaboutthem.The
silencearoundtheissueoftoiletsandsanitationhasdeadly
consequences.Diarrhoealdiseases–adirectconsequence
ofpoorsanitation–killmorechildreneveryyearthanAIDS,
malariaandmeaslescombined.Nearly1,400children
diedperdayin2015fromdiarrhoealdiseasesduetopoor
sanitation.
“ Every dollar invested inwater and sanitation leads to
$4 in economic returns. ”~ Ban Ki Moon,
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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VISION
MISSION“Toseeaworldwithaclean,safetoiletand
sanitationforeveryone,everywhereatalltimes.”
WTO’smissionistopromotetheglobalsanitation
movementthroughcollaborativeactionthatinspiresand
drivesdemandforsanitationandprovidesinnovative
solutionstoachievesustainablesanitationforall.
KEY PILLARS OF WTO’S WORK:Empowertobringaboutlong-termsocialchangeon
sanitation.WTOtakesamarket-basedapproachthat
empowerscommunitiestosolvetheirownsanitation
challenges.
Advocatetochangepolicyonsanitation.Throughitsglobal
advocacyefforts,WTOhasmadegreatstridesinbreakingthe
tabooassociatedwithsanitation.
Educatetochangemindsetsonsanitation.WTOcollaborates
withgrassrootsorganisationsandschoolstoincrease
awarenessoftheimportanceofsanitationinlocal
communities.
Buildtodevelopsanitationinfrastructureandcapacity.
WTObuildstoiletinfrastructureinvariousschoolsand
communitiesinseveraldevelopingcountries.
SUSTAINABLE SANITATION FOR ALL
ADVOCATE BUILDEDUCATE EMPOWER
•WorldToiletSummit•TheUrgentRun•UNWorldToiletDay•SpeakingEngagements
•SanitationRoadshow•SchoolOutreach•MuseumExhibits
•WorldToiletCollege•SaniShop
•RainbowSchoolToiletInitiative•FloatingCommunityToiletProject
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTSKEY MILESTONES
Founded World Toilet Organization Established World Toilet Day 19 Nov
Launched World Toilet College
Accredited by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Co-founded Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)
Partnered with ICC, USA for setting Global Standards & Codes for toilets
Launched SaniShop in Cambodia – World’s 1st sanitation social enterprise
First local NGO to create and implement a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
Launched SaniShop India in partnership with eKutir
Launched SaniShop Vietnam in partnership with Unilever
United Nations adopted 19 Nov as UN World Toilet Day
Achieved special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC
Launched the Urgent Run for UN World Toilet Day
Launched Floating Toilet Community Project in partnership with Wetlands Work!
Launched World Toilet College in India with GIWA and Reckitt Benckiser
Launched Rainbow School Initiative in Henan Province, China
Launched 50 Years of Sanitation Excellence Roadshow in Singapore
Launched Toilet Cleanliness Index in Singapore
WORLD TOILET SUMMITS
1st WTS Singapore:Nov19-21
2nd WTS Seoul, South Korea:Oct21-Nov2
3rd WTS Taipei, China:Oct10-12
4th WTS Beijing, China:Nov17-19
5th WTS Belfast, Ireland:Sept26-29
6th WTS Moscow, Russia:Sept6-9
7th WTS New Delhi, India:Oct30-Nov3
8th WTS Macau, China:Nov2-4
9th WTS Singapore:Dec2-4
10th WTS Philadelphia, USA:Dec4-6
11th WTS Hainan Island, China:Nov22-24
12th WTS Durban, South Africa:Dec4-6
13th WTS Solo, Indonesia:Oct1-4
14th WTS New Delhi, India: Jan19-20
15th WTS Kuching, Malaysia:Oct27-29
YEAR
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ADVOCATE
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engagementsin2016.WTOspeakstoUN Headquarters,
philanthropygroups,schools,companies,NGOs,
grassrootsorganisations,governmentbodiesandawide
audiencethrougheventsandconferences.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSOneofWTO’skeyadvocacystrategies,besidesitsmajor
annualevents,isachievedthroughitsregularspeaking
engagements.Thespeecheshelptoraiseawarenessof
theimportanceofsanitation,andinspireanddrivedemand
forsanitation.WTOengagedincloseto100speaking
URGENT RUNThethirdflagshipUrgentRuneventwasheldinSingapore
inthepicturesqueEastCoastPark–AngsanaGreenon
Saturday,5November2016.Around800participantsattended
the5.28kmrunwithasanitation-themedfancydressoption,
fungamesandluckydraw.
TheUrgentRun,WorldToiletOrganization’sannualeventfor
UNWorldToiletDay,isaglobalruntocallforurgentactionto
endthesanitationcrisis.Communitiesacrosstheworldcome
togetherinNovemberforsanitation-themed‘UrgentRun’
walksandrunevents,inthelead-uptoUNWorldToiletDay
on19November.
Launchedin2014,theinitiativehasgrownto63eventsheld
inover42countriesoverthelast3years!Participating
countriesincludedBangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, China, France, India, Italy, Kenya,
Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan,
Senegal, United States, Vietnam, etc.
63EVENTS
YEAR
1YEAR
2YEAR
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Jack Sim at a speakingengagement in Malaysia.
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FunactivitiesduringtheUrgentRun.
OurGOH,SeahKianPeng,VIPGuest,CKunalanandJacktakingawefie.
TheMCleadingtheUrgentRunnerstodotheBigSquat.
TheflagofffortheUrgentRun.
TheBigSquat,ledbyJackSim, isdonetounitethecrowdin
solidaritywiththe1billionpeopleintheworldwhoarestill
defecatingintheopen.TheGuestofHonourSeahKianPeng,
CEOofNTUCFairpriceCo-operativeLtdandMemberof
ParliamentforMarineParadeGRCtogetherwithCKunalan,
localOlympicsprintlegend,thenflaggedofftheeventand
joinedtheparticipantsfortherun. The morning concluded
with stage performances, a magic show, fancy dress
competition and lucky draw.
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“ Sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase the human life span than any
kind of drug or surgery.”~ Deepak Chopra,
Author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate.
TheWorldToiletSummit&Expo(WTS)isauniqueglobal
platformthatbringstogethersanitationstakeholdersto
share,learnandcollaboratetoaddresstheglobalsanitation
challenge.Theannualsummitisjointlyorganisedbyahost
governmentororganisationinvolvingpolicymakers,toilet
associations,non-profitsandfor-profitentitiesandprivate
sectorstakeholdersinthesanitationsector.
The15thWorldToiletSummitwashostedbyKuching,
Sarawak,MalaysiainOctober2016andheldinpartnership
withtheKuchingSouthCityCouncil(MBKS).Morethan750
delegatesfrom11countriesincludingthePhilippines,Japan,
India,Indonesia,Singapore,Sweden,Switzerland,South
Africa,IvoryCoast,andMalaysiaattendedthesummit.The
summit’sthemewas‘HappyToiletHealthyCity’andfeatured
speakers,panelists,andexhibitorsfromvariousinternational
institutions,privateorganisations,governments,andNGOs
whoengagedinworkshops,paneldiscussions,andkeynote
speechesfortwodays.
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OpeningCeremonyofWorldToiletSummit2016Kuching.YBSENATORDATUKPROF.DR.SIMKUIHIANMinisterforLocalGovernment,Sarawak
ThelaunchoftheWTSandunveilingoftheWTOGiantToiletBalloon!
WORLD TOILETSUMMITS15
SINCE 2001 IN MAJOR CITIES
WORLD TOILET SUMMIT
ThesummitfeaturedtopicsthataddressedMalaysia’s
sanitationlandscapeandincludeddiscussionsthatfocusedon:
• Properwastemanagement
• Sanitationtechnologyandsolutions
• Theuniquechallengesofruralandurbansanitation
• Publichygieneawarenessstrategies
• Theroletoiletsplayinimprovingtourism
• Genderissuessurroundingtoiletaccess
Internationalexhibitorsshowcasedtheirinnovationsand
solutionsatthe2daytradefair.CompaniesincludedWeida
Resources,Sar-AlamIndah,Kimberly-ClarkTrading,Madaya,
(Malaysia),PMESHK,(HongKong)3PTechnik,(Germany),
HygieneAsia,ACECorporation,(Singapore),TokyoInstituteof
Technology,(Japan),Gondovox,(SouthAfrica).
750DELEGATES
FROM 11 COUNTRIES
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SNAPSHOT OF THE EXPO AT WORLD TOILET SUMMIT 2016
TheKuchingDeclaration
“ Toilets are important to theimage of our country, particularly
in the eyes of visitors. ” ~ Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian,
Minister for Local Government and Housing, Sarawak
Theconferenceculminatedwiththesigningofthe
KuchingDeclarationbyJackSim,LocalGovernment
MinisterDatukProfessorDrSimKuiHianand
KuchingCitySouthMayorDatoJamesChan,
whichpledgedcommitmenttoensurewaterand
sanitationaccessforallasoutlinedbytheUnited
NationsSustainableDevelopmentGoals.The
declarationstressestheimportanceofaddressing
allaspectsofthesanitationecosystemand
focusesontheinfrastructural,socio-political,and
behaviouralchangesneededtoachieveSustainable
DevelopmentGoal#6.
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In2013,ajointinitiativebetweentheGovernmentofSingapore
andWTOledtoSingapore’sfirstUNresolution,entitled
‘SanitationforAll’,callingforcollectiveactiontoaddressthe
globalsanitationcrisisthroughthecommemorationofWorld
ToiletDay.Theresolutionwasco-sponsoredandadopted
by122countriesatthe67thsessionoftheUNGeneral
AssemblyinNewYork.On24July,2013,the 19 November was
declared WorldToiletDayandbecameanofficialUNday.
In2016,WTDwascelebratedonamassivescaleculminating
attheGlobalCitizenFestivalinMumbaiwithperformances
bypopularBritishbandColdplayalongwithartistslikeJayZ,
DemiLovatoandIndiancelebritieslikeAmitabhBachchan,
ShahRukhKhan,ARRahman,KareenaKapoor,Sachin
Tendulkarandmanymore.Fanswonfreeticketstothe
eventbytakingactionsinsupportofeducation,equalityand
WORLD TOILET DAY
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ThefamousGiantToiletBalloonattheUnitedNations.
sanitationcampaigns.Ourfounder,JackSim,wasinvitedto
attendasaVIPguest.
Asaresult,WorldToiletDaygarneredmorethan6,700
piecesofmediacoveragegloballylastyear.Mediahighlights
includeAsahiShimbun,AssociatedPress,BBC,Channel
NewsAsia,DailyTelegraph,Guardian,HuffingtonPost,
IndianExpress,KBSNews,MSN,NewYorker,NDTV,NHK,
Sina.com,SouthChinaMorningPost,StraitsTimes,Sydney
MorningHerald,TimesofIndia,WashingtonPost,TheTimes,
Yahoo!News,ZeeNews(Source:MeltwaterServices).
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“Today's decision to mark World Toilet Day on 19 November will help the UN
raise awareness and mobilise actionthat can save millions of lives.
”~ Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General
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EDUCATEmalam’andthevariousactivitiesaroundit.
ThepublicvisitedtheexhibitionandinteractedwithWTOstaff
whosharedwiththemSingapore’ssanitationhistoryand
itsdevelopmentwhileadvocatingitscriticalimportance.In
additionWTOpartnerswithgovernmentagencieslikePUB,
NEA’sPublicHygieneCouncilandNTUC’sUCareCentre
toshareSingapore’sadvancedsanitationinfrastructure,
promotetoiletcleanlinessandadvocateforbettertreatment
ofsanitationworkersinSingapore.
Aspartofoureducationandpublicoutreachefforts,WTO
introduceditsfirstsanitationthemedcommunityexhibitions
inSingaporein2016.Strategicallylocatednexttohightraffic
MRTtrainstations,weshowcasedthehistoryofSingapore
sanitation,theglobalsanitationcrisisandWTO’swork.
LastyearWTOorganised2roadshowsinJurongEastand
Tampines.Morethan10,000membersofthepublicvisited
themoverthecourseofeightweeks.Thepeoplewhocame
includedtheelderly,familieswithyoungchildren,young
professionalsandstudents.Besidesourmainexhibition,
theotherdrawsincludedourgiant‘toiletballoon’,‘pasar
SANITATION EXHIBITION ROADSHOWS
SanitationRoadshowinTampines.
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WTOconductsvarioussanitationandhygieneeducation
programmesinschoolsviaitspartnersinChina, Cambodia
and Singapore.InChina,WTOpartnersWuhanUniversity’s
WeiAiErSheng(WAES)PublicWelfareOrganisationandin
CambodiaitpartnersWetlandsWork!toteachlocalstudents
theimportanceofsanitationandhygiene.These
programmesareusuallyprovidedontopofthetoilet
infrastructurebuiltfortheschools.
Theclassesaimtopromotehabitsliketheproperuseof
toilets,handwashingwithsoap,knowledgeregardingtheoral-
faecalrouteandthetransmissionofpathogens,aswellas
improvingthestudent’slevelofpersonalgroomingandoral
hygiene.Olderfemalestudentswillalsoreceiveaseparate
classonmenstrualhygieneandcleanliness.Thisisdonein
ordertomaximisethemultitudeofbenefitsinvolvedinsuch
sanitationinterventions.In2016,oursanitationandhygiene
classesreachedmorethan1,500studentsinbothChinaand
Cambodia.
Locally,WTOoutreachestoschoolstoeducatethestudents
onthesignificanceofSingapore’ssanitationjourneyin
itsnation-buildingeffortsaswellasthegravesanitation
challengesfacedbyothercountries.Thishelpsyounger
generationsrealisetheimportanceofsanitationandhygiene
andnottotakeitforgrantedinSingapore.In2016,WTO
reachedouttocloseto1,000studentsfromvariouslocaland
internationalschoolshere.
WetlandsWork!demonstratingtostudentshowtowashtheirhands.
SCHOOL SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION
VictoriaJuniorCollegeValues-In-ActionFair.
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BUILD
in2016.Lastyear,4ruralschools,withanestimated1,300
students(average300studentsperschool)benefitedfrom
thenewtoiletbuildingseach equippedwitharecyclable
wastewatertreatmentplant.
ManyschooltoiletsinruralChinafaceproblemsofhaving
old,unhygienicdrysystemtoilets,absenthandwashing
facilities,andareoftendesignedwheretheexcretadisposal
siteislocatedrightbehindthetoiletbuilding–uncovered
andexposedtotheenvironment.
Often,theseschoolslackacohesivemanagementsystem
toupkeepandmaintainthefacilities,resultinginthetoilet
fallingintoastateofdisrepairandneglect.This,coupled
withstudentswhodonotpractisegoodhygienehabits,like
handwashingwithsoap,canresultinlong-lastinghealth
andenvironmentalconsequences.
Withtheultimateaimofinspiringpositive,long-lasting
behaviouralchangeamongChinesestudents,WTO’s
RainbowSchoolToiletInitiativehasprogressedsteadily
RAINBOW SCHOOL TOILET INITIATIVE
NewtoiletatFangLiPrimarySchool.
NewtoiletatDaSongPrimarySchool.
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“As our agricultural industry modernize, thebuilding of new socialist countryside will
need to also progress with time;Hence, we must initiate a "Toilet Revolution"
to ensure that all villagers have access to good sanitation facilities.
”~ Xi Jin Ping,
President of People's Republic of China
President Xi visiting rural areas in China (Photo by Ju Peng, Xin Hua News)
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Alsoin2016,speciallytailoredhealthandhygienepromotion
classesweredeliveredto2ofthebeneficiaryschools.
WTOalsocollaboratedwithmorepartnerswithsimilargoals:
• KunShanYuTingFoundation(KSYT-Jiangsu),which
providesfreetoiletpapertobeneficiaryschools.
• SoapCyclingfromHongKongUniversity,whichprovides
freesoaptobeneficiaryschools.
HappystudentsfromDaSongPrimarySchool.
• HuaJieEnvironmentEngineeringCo.Ltd(Shanghai),which
providesmobiletoiletstobeneficiaryschoolsduringthe
constructionperiod.
WTOplanstocompletesixmoreschooltoiletfacilitiesbythe
endof2017,alongwithhygienepromotionclassesinatleast
anotherthreeschools.
“ No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save livesand improve health than the sanitation revolution
triggered by invention of the toilet. But it did not go far enough. It only reached one-third of the world. ”
~ Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Former United States Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
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Top Left: SovannaChheun(MechreyTeacher),ChanCheeKong(Director,WTO),NhuengKheumOi(MechreyTeacher),SopheakSeng(MechreyTeacher),PhanyYeum(MechreyTeacher),SophalKhao(MechreyTeacher),SreylarVeng(MechreyTeacher),JohnKieu(TFF)andGregoryLecoent(Wirquin)
Bottom Left:AnnaGhnouly(WTO),GretaPuodziunaiteandElizabethGombert(EcoSoapBank),IrinaChakraborty(WWProgrammanager),NashaPestonji(WTO)&KimlyHeng(VolunteerHarpswellFoundation)
Untilrecently,nopropersanitationsolutionexistedforthe
almost100,000peoplelivinginfloatingcommunitieson
Cambodia’sTonleSapLake.Toaddresssanitationissuesin
thesefloatingcommunities,WetlandsWork!(WW)developed
theHandyPod,arevolutionaryproductthatcontainstheraw
sewageandtreatsitbyharnessingvariousbiologicalprocesses.
Thisprojectaimstoeliminateopendefecationbyproviding
sanitationsystemstofloatingschoolsandteachingstudents
On24November2016,adonorvisitwasconductedat
thelakewithstaffandvolunteersfromWetlandsWork!,
WirquinandEco-Soap,asustainableproducerofrecycled
soapbasedinCambodia.HandyPodshavebeeninstalled
atfourfloatingschoolsandthesecondphaseoftheproject
iscurrentlyunderway,whichinvolvesteachertrainingand
conductinghygieneawarenessclassesforthestudentsto
complementthenewsanitationfacilities.
Intotal,8HandyPodshavebeeninstalledbenefitting
approximately900studentsand650indirectbeneficiaries
intheirhouseholds.Theprojecthasdevelopedquitewell
withaholisticandsustainableapproachoftechnology
(HandyPods)andbehaviouralchange(hygieneawareness
classes)tothecommunities.
FLOATING COMMUNITY TOILET PROJECTtousetoilets,improvesanitationandhygiene,reduceschool
absencesduetodiarrhoea,increaseschoolattendance
especiallyforgirls,aswellasdrivingdemandforhousehold
toilets.
In2015,WTOandWWraisedmorethanUSD24,000forthe
projectviavariousplatforms.InFebruary2016,WTOraised
anadditional12,500EurosforthisprojectthroughWirquin,a
Europeansanitaryequipmentspecialistcompany.
Hygienetalkandsongssessionattheendofschoolday.
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EMPOWERWTC’strainingcoursesareprofessionallydeliveredby
EcoSanexpertsandbycertifiedtrainerswhohaveearned
theircertificationandskillsatWTC.Thus,WTCempowers
individualstoinvestintheirprofessionalandpersonal
developmentbybeingpartofasupportivenetworkof
sanitationstakeholders.Since2005,WTChastrainedmore
than5,000peopleacrossitsvariouscoursesandconducted
programmesandcoursesinthefollowingcountries:
• China(Hainan)
• Indonesia(Solo,BandaAcehandMeulaboh)
• India(TamilNadu)
• Singapore
aimedatpeoplewithhigherlevelsofeducation,suchaspolicy
makersintheWASH-sectorandNGOexecutives.Despitethe
importantrolecleaningprofessionalsofpublicandcommunal
toiletsplayintheupkeepoftoilets,mostofthetraininghas
notreachedouttothem.
TheWorldToiletCollege(WTC)startedasasocial
enterprisein2005withthebeliefthatthereisaneed
foranindependentworldbodytoensurebestpractices
andstandardsintoiletdesign,cleanlinessandsanitation
technologies.Whilethelackoftoiletsisanendemic
problem,poormanagementandhygienicmaintenanceare
equallyseriousissues.Awell-kepttoiletwillencourage
properusageandpreventdeadlydiseases.
ThegoalofWTC’sprogrammesistoensurethedignityof
sanitationworkersandelevatetheotherwisepoorimage
(andconsequentlowpay)reservedforthisemployment
categoryinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Thisisachieved
bytrainingandprovidingtoiletcleanerswithprofessional
skillsinbothcleaningandperformanceofsmallrepairs,
therebyboostingtheirself-confidence.Thisempowersthem
withtheopportunitytomastertheprofessionwhileatthe
sametimeenhancingtheirproductivity.
Accordingtothe2011census,400,000schoolsinIndia
lackbasicfunctionaltoilets,23percentofgirlsdropout
ofschoolbecauseoflackoftoilets,andmorethanhalf
ofIndia’spopulationstilldefecateintheopen.Thepoor
sanitationconditionsofIndiaresultinalossof$53.8billion
ineconomicactivity,orabout6.4%ofitsGDP.Despite
massiveinvestmentsbylocalgovernmentsanddevelopment
aidagenciesinlatrineconstructionandhygienepromotion,
Indiastillhasasanitationcrisis.Thelackoftoiletsisakey
issuebutprovisionofhardwarealonehasproventobean
unsustainablesolution.Moreover,theabsenceofproper
toiletmaintenanceleadstodirtytoiletsanddiscourages
peoplefromusingthem.
OneobstacleIndiafacesineffectingbehaviouralchangeis
thatthetrainingmodulesandcoursesofferedhavebeen
WORLD TOILET COLLEGE
WORLD TOILET COLLEGE INDIA
23%GIRLS DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
“ Toilet first, temple later.”~ Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of India
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ThatiswhyWTOteamedupwiththeGlobalInterfaithWash
Alliance(GIWA),andReckittBenckiser(RB)tolaunchWTCin
Indiainlate2015.WTCIndiaaimstobuildcapacitytodevelop
theskillsneededtoachievetheCleanIndiamission.The
programmecaterstothecapacity-buildingneedsofpeople
TrainingoftheTrainersonProfessionalWashroomCleaning in India.
WORLD TOILET COLLEGE SINGAPORE
WTCTrainingforNTUCChildcarecleanersinSingapore.
ensurethehealth,wellbeingandhappinessoftoddlersand
youngchildren,andtopreventthespreadofillnessesand
diseaseoutbreaks.
InFebruary2016,WTOconductedcleaningtraining
workshopsforChildcareCentreAttendantsfromNTUCFirst
Campus,SingaporeaspartofitsWTCprogramme.Proper
hygieneandsanitationinchildcaresettingsiscrucialto
workingatdifferentlevelsinthesanitationvaluechain,which
includemiddlemanagementgovernmentofficials,school
representatives,localsanitationworkersandnon-profit
organisationrepresentatives.
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SANISHOPWTOpioneeredthecreationofSaniShop—asocial
enterprisethatimprovessanitationconditionsglobally
byempoweringlocalentrepreneurs.Theorganisation
starteditsmarket-basedapproachinCambodiain2009in
collaborationwiththeUniversityofNorthCarolina,Lien
AidandiDEinKampungSpeu.Sincethen,SaniShophas
builtmorethan12,000householdtoiletsandtrainedmore
than526salesentrepreneursin7provinces.
12,000 HOUSEHOLD TOILETS
526SALES ENTREPRENEURS
TocatertoSingapore’smulti-culturalsociety,thetraining
wasconductedinEnglish,ChineseandMalay.Thefeedback
fromparticipantswasoverwhelminglypositive–98.5
percentofparticipantsfoundthetrainingworkshoptobe
usefulfortheirjob.
Thetrainingworkshop,entitled‘PerformCleaning&
DisinfectioninaChildcareSetting’,wastargetedat
caretakersandchildcarecenterattendants,withmore
than330attendeesfromacrossSingaporeparticipating.
SalestalkatSaniShopCambodiainKampungChhnang.
From left:Mr.ChuchSo(VillageChief),Mr.HumSovanna(Principal)andWTOTeamatLoveaPrimarySchool.
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WTOandGlobalHeritagearecurrentlyworkingonidentifying
3to4newvillageswhereaccesstosanitationisanissuefor
bothschoolsandhouseholds.Inthemeantime,abusiness
planincludinglocalmarketresearchisbeingpreparedfor
thenextphase.GlobalHeritagewillcontinueitscommunity
involvementwithschoolsandhouseholdsinLovea,Kantreang
andKhnawithinformalsupporttoensuretheiraccessto
basicsanitation.
TheWTOSaniShopteamconductedthefirstbase-linestudy
intheprovinceofSiemReapbetween21and23ofNovember
2016.ThisprojectstudywasfundedandsupportedbySFA,
aFrench-basedmultinationalspecialisingintoiletsand
kitchens.AlongwithourlocalpartnersGlobalHeritage
Tours,wevisited3villages:Lovea,KantreangandKhna.We
interviewed3villagechiefs,4schoolprincipals,28students
(girlsandboys),4teachers,1non-profitorganisation(Room
ToRead)and1micro-financeorganisation(VisionFund
International).Inaddition,weinterviewed5householdsfrom
withinthevillagevicinity.
FocusGroupDiscussionswithschoolgirlsontoiletsandmenstrualhygiene.
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SigningofMOUwithSwachhAndhraCorporation.
COLLABORATIONSWACHH ANDHRA MISSION: ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT INITIATIVEIn2015,ChiefMinisterChandrababuNaiduappointed
JackSim,theFounderofWTO,asco-convenerofSwachh
AndhraMissiontogetherwithSpeakerofLegislatureDr
KodelaSivaprasadRao.Sincethen,Jackhasbeenworking
relentlesslywiththeAPgovernmenttowardsachievingopen
defecation-freestatusforthestate.
In2016,theAPgovernmentsealedthisrelationshipbysigning
anMoUwithWorldToiletOrganization.Themissionwasto
makeAPstatethe‘SanitationModelofExcellence’,mainly
throughitsinterventionsinfourcoreareas–
1) Capacitybuildingandeducation;
2) Behaviourchangeandawarenessactivities;
3) Low-costtechnologyandthesupplychain;
4) Sustainablefinancialmodels
Sincethen,WTOhas beenworkingclosely withtheSwachh
AndhraCorporation,anindependentbodyformedbytheAP
governmenttoavoidbottlenecksandspeeduptheexecution
oftheprogramme.Theorganisationhasthemandateto
implementtheobjectivesofSwachhBharatMission.
6.8millionoftheseruralhouseholds,whichconstituteastaggering67.5%ofthetotal,arewithouttoilets.
67.5%6.8MRURAL HOUSEHOLDS ARE WITHOUT
TOILETS
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LKYprofessorsinteractingwiththevillagers.
TheGovernmentofAPiskeentobuild6milliontoilets
forOpenDefecationFreevillagesby2018;giventhescale
oftheprojectaregularsupplyofrawmaterialtoachieve
thesettargetsisrequired.Thegovernmentisinviting
technologyprovidersthatcouldhelpbringdownthecost
ofproduction.Assuch,WTOinpartnershipwithAmerican
Standardhavesuccessfullypilot-testedinstallationofthe
SaTopansintwodistricts-AnantapurandVisakhapatnam
ofAP.
SaTopanisderivedfromthewordSafeToilets.Unlike
typicallatrinecomponents,whicharemadeofconcrete
orceramic,theSaTopanusesplastic,whichmakesit
inexpensivetoproduce,affordableforcustomers,and
manufacturingcanbesourcedlocally.ThelowcostSaTo
paniseasytoclean,andodourandflyfreebecauseofits
water-tightsealmechanismcontrolssystem.
SATO PAN PILOT TESTING
JimMcHale,VicePresident&GeneralManager,SaTo,explaininginstallationofthelowcostSaTopantocommunitymembers.
LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY VISIT TO ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIAWTOcollaboratedwithLeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicy
toundertakeresearchactivitiesaroundsanitationissuesin
AP.Theresearchisself-fundedbyLKYSPPandtheteamof
LKYprofessorsvisitedAPinFebruaryandMay,2016again
withanaimtoconductresearchbasedstudiesinselected
districtsofthestate.Thepurposeofthestudyistosupport
theStateGovernmentinitseffortstoimproveruralsanitation.
TheteamconductedinterviewswithGovernmentofficials,
policymakers,andvisitedselectedvillages,interviewing
peopletofindoutmoreabouttoiletusageandmaintenance,etc.
WTOhassignedanMOUwithECOSOFTT,aSingapore-based
organisation,fortheexecution ofaninnovativesanitation
modelinselected villagesofAP.Themodelofferssustainable
solutionsforwater-sanitation-livelihoods andwellness
throughcommunity-ledtransformation. Itincorporates
globalbestpractices andofferscustomised solutionsto its
beneficiaries.
WTOisplanningtoexecutethistriedandtestedapproach
inAPin30villagesinaspanof3years.The firstpilotwould
beundertakeninVijayawadaMandalinthe Krishnadistrictof
thestate.In2016,WTOcompletedthebaselinesurveyforthe
selectionofvillages,mappingtheneedsandaspirationsofthe
targetedcommunities.Theplanistopilot-testtheapproach
in2017inselectedvillagesinAP,andWTOiscurrentlyinthe
processofraisingfundsforthepilot.
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FRIENDS OF WTO
WorldToiletOrganization’svitalroleinadvocacy,capacity
buildingandprojectswouldnotbepossiblewithoutthe
supportofourpartners,sponsorsanddonorswhomwe
wouldliketoacknowledgeasfriends.Amongthesefriends,
wewouldliketospeciallythankthefollowing:
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SPONSORS & DONORS (in alphabetical order):• 3PTechnikSanitation
• Benevity
• KunshanYutingCharitableFoundation
• LeeFoundation
• Lixil
• MarineParadeMerchantsAssociation
• MDDEngineering
• PKEventsSingapore
• Poo~Pourri
• Saniflo
• SFA
• ToteBoardGroup
• Wirquin
• WuhanQuanding
KEY PARTNERS (in alphabetical order):• BartleBogleHegarty(BBH)
• BoPHub
• ECOSOFTT
• GlobalInterfaithWashAlliance(GIWA)
• GlobalHeritageTours
• InternationalLaborOrganization
• InternationalSchoolSingapore
• Kaimay
• KimberlyClark
• KuchingSouthCityCouncil(MBKS)
• MakeTheChange
• NationalEnvironmentAgency
• NTUC:FirstCampus;UCareCentre;USport
• PublicHygieneCouncil
• ReckittBenckiser
• SingaporeManagementUniversity(SMU)
• SwachhAndhraCorporation
• UN-Water
• Unilever
• WetlandsWork!
• WuhanUniversity’sWeiAiErShengOrganization
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Morethan120volunteerscontributedcloseto2,000hours–
workingonourprojectsandprogrammes,undertaking
monitoringandevaluation,supportingourongoing
communicationsandmarketing,andhelpingtoorganisethe
UrgentRunSingaporeandSanitationExhibitionRoadshows:
fromplanningtheeventtopackingracepacks,manningthe
eventrouteandexhibitionsandmakingsuretheeventswere
anall-roundsuccess.Withoutthegenerouscontributionsof
timeandeffortfromourdedicatedvolunteers,wewouldnot
beabletodowhatwedo.
Wewouldalsoliketothankthefollowinginternswhohave
helpedustremendouslywithcommunicationsandour
WASHprogramme:
• AnnaGhnouly
• ChloeTan
• EstellaOng
• EuniceYau
• PriyaBalachandran
• RizwanaBegum
• SarahMadison
VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS BOARD
THE TEAM
JACK SIMFOUNDER
CHUA HUNG MENGDIRECTOR
CHAN CHEE KONGDIRECTOR
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STAFF
TAN TONG CHENGFINANCE MANAGER
SARIKA SALUJAINDIA PROJECT MANAGER
ASHER CHUAIT OFFICER
JEREMY KHOOCOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
CHLOE TANWASH OFFICER
NASHA PESTONJI PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
LEO BAI LINCHINA PROJECT MANAGER
“ In many parts of the world, morepeople have access to a mobile device
than to a toilet or running water. ”~ Nancy Gibbs,
Managing Editor of Time Magazine
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FINANCIALSAllourFinancialStatementsfor2016,includingour
StatementofComprehensiveIncomeandBalanceSheet,can
beviewedhere
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428ARaceCourseRoad,[email protected]
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