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Category Archives: WASH
Toilets, Latrines, and Everything in Between
by Corinna Wang My friend and co-worker, Corinna Wang has written a most inspirational piece on the evolution of the toilet. Since April 7th is World Health Day, I thought this was a good day to post it. Thanks for … Continue reading
Posted in toilet, toilets, Uncategorized, WASH
Tagged latrines, Peace Corps, social change, toilets, WASH
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Toilet: A Love Story
Toilet: A Love Story As comedies go, the lowly toilet has long been the brunt of many a comedic trope, potty humor being the universal go-to language when you need a sure thing. We laugh at bathroom humor the same … Continue reading
Posted in access to sanitation, toilets, WASH
Tagged a love story, India, movie review, open defecation, sanitation and hygiene, toilet, toilet building campaign, WASH, water
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You Beneath Your Skin — World Toilet Day
You Beneath Your Skin and World Toilet Day If you’ve read my last posts, my friend, Damyanti Biswas has written a compelling and timely novel entitled, You Beneath Your Skin, about, among other things, acid attacks in India. But a … Continue reading
Posted in book promotion, book release, books, Uncategorized, WASH, writer
Tagged book promotion, book release, crime novel, WASH, water sanitation and hygiene, world toilet day, writer
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World Water Day
WORLD WATER DAY Today, March 22, is World Water Day. [photo by Stacey Lazos] Not to be a downer, but water statistics suck. By 2050 we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish which is going to be … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, aquaponics, insecticides, Uncategorized, WASH, water, water conservation, water security
Tagged agriculture, aquaponics, clean water, plastics, pure water, WASH, water, water conservation, water rights, water security
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World Toilet Day
World Toilet Day I think that if Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (1840 – 1917) knew that one of his most famous sculptures, “The Thinker” had become the symbol of World Toilet Day, a day established to raise awareness of the … Continue reading
Posted in access to sanitation, Auguste Rodin, Give 1 in 3 a place to pee, sanitation and hygiene, The Thinker, WASH, world toilet day
Tagged 1 in 3, access to sanitation, Auguste Rodin, clean water, modern flush toilet, place to pee, sanitation and hygiene, Sir John Harrington, Thomas Crapper, water, water poor, world toilet day
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Are You Secure?
Are You Secure? I’ve been asked to blog for my friends over at the Global Water Alliance in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving water conditions both locally and worldwide. The experience and talent they bring to their jobs … Continue reading