Celebrate World Toilet Day
On Monday Global Citizen — a social action platform dedicated to solving the world’s biggest problems — released a Taylor Swift parody video for a cause. Bringing attention to a very serious…
On Monday Global Citizen -- a social action platform dedicated to solving the world’s biggest problems -- released a Taylor Swift parody video for a cause. Bringing attention to a very serious issue in global development, the "Look What You Made Me Do” spoof draws attention to sanitation and toilet access.
Worldwide, 4.5 billion people lack access to safe and working toilets and sanitation, while 892 million people are forced to defecate outside in the open or into bodies of water. Poor sanitation is linked to the transmission of many deadly diseases, including cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio, and 3.4 million people -- mostly children -- die from water-related diseases each year, with one in nine child deaths caused by diarrhea.
World Toilet Day is Nov. 19. The organization is asking supporters to sign a petition calling on the World Bank to commit to prioritizing basic sanitation.
A great video to bring awareness to a serious problem - check it out!
