
19 November is World Toilet Day, what it is and why access to sanitation is so important
On 19 November we celebrate World Toilet Day, the international day dedicated to a global sanitation challenge: over 2 billion people lack access to a toilet.
Rebecca Pozzi Taubert
Contributor
I moved abroad for the first time to study in the United Kingdom and, since then, never stopped wanting to experience new places and cultures. Curiosity and wonder have led me to work first in the US, then Tanzania and now in Myanmar; next, who knows?
Hand in hand with my passion for exploring goes my love for outdoor activities like scuba diving, horseback riding and snowboarding.
I’m interested in international development, my field of work, and I’m thrilled at the idea of writing about environmental and social issues.
Favourite quote:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.Discover.” (Mark Twain)
On 19 November we celebrate World Toilet Day, the international day dedicated to a global sanitation challenge: over 2 billion people lack access to a toilet.
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