A healthy living environment depends on adequate sanitation. Having and using toilets is the first step towards it. In this digital age, still, 2.4 billion people are devoid of using this basic necessity. People have to defecate in the open which is a very immense problem both for the human dignity and the environment. From this practice, inequalities between different social groups are starkly evident.
Without sanitation systems, human waste enters groundwater and surface water that allows the growth of certain disease-causing bacteria and worms. Faeces deposited through open defecation contaminate the land. Children playing with the infected mud end up taking that into their mouth that can give rise to diarrhoea and other diseases. Diarrhoea is, in fact, the second leading cause of deaths in children under age 5 in developing countries, primarily due to poor hygiene and sanitation.
While there is an importance of toilet for everyone but women and girls need it the most. It is a known fact that the risk of rape and sexual harassment increase when they defecate in the open because of not having a toilet. Toilets also protect disabled, elderly or sick people who have to face social hurdles in the form of prejudice, pity or stigma from other members of the community. Because they are frequently unable to negotiate obstacles in the natural or human-made environment, access to improved sanitation is fundamental to ensuring the dignity, safety and equality of them.
A number of studies have found that toilets increase national gross domestic product (GDP). It may seem weird but it's true. The toilet is a business opportunity with a potential to generate substantial revenues for entrepreneurs who offer affordable and sustainable sanitation solutions. It also provides jobs for construction workers, masons, labourers, tile producers and painters. The safe reuse of urine and composted faeces as fertilizers and treating human waste for biogas can also add revenues and jobs for a nation.
In the developing world, more children die of diarrhoea than any other diseases which can be prevented by adequate sanitation. The cost of treating diarrhoeal disease drains national budgets and family incomes. Preventing diarrhoea relieves government and personal financial burdens.
Each year, children lose 272 million school days due to diarrhoea which means loss of their concentration on the curriculum. Girls are often reluctant to attend school, and parents are declined to send them if there are no private toilets for them to use. In developing countries, each 1 percent increase in female secondary schooling typically results in a 0.3 percent increase in economic growth according to a World Bank report.
Toilets protect water which lessens the efforts to improve drinking water. Clean water is also a boon for the travel and tourism industry. People's choice for a holiday destination is heavily influenced by health, safety and sanitation facilities of a place. Besides hygiene, clean water also increases the aesthetic pleasure of a place. And, of course, more tourists results in more money and jobs.
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Without sanitation systems, human waste enters groundwater and surface water that allows the growth of certain disease-causing bacteria and worms. Faeces deposited through open defecation contaminate the land. Children playing with the infected mud end up taking that into their mouth that can give rise to diarrhoea and other diseases. Diarrhoea is, in fact, the second leading cause of deaths in children under age 5 in developing countries, primarily due to poor hygiene and sanitation.
While there is an importance of toilet for everyone but women and girls need it the most. It is a known fact that the risk of rape and sexual harassment increase when they defecate in the open because of not having a toilet. Toilets also protect disabled, elderly or sick people who have to face social hurdles in the form of prejudice, pity or stigma from other members of the community. Because they are frequently unable to negotiate obstacles in the natural or human-made environment, access to improved sanitation is fundamental to ensuring the dignity, safety and equality of them.
A number of studies have found that toilets increase national gross domestic product (GDP). It may seem weird but it's true. The toilet is a business opportunity with a potential to generate substantial revenues for entrepreneurs who offer affordable and sustainable sanitation solutions. It also provides jobs for construction workers, masons, labourers, tile producers and painters. The safe reuse of urine and composted faeces as fertilizers and treating human waste for biogas can also add revenues and jobs for a nation.
In the developing world, more children die of diarrhoea than any other diseases which can be prevented by adequate sanitation. The cost of treating diarrhoeal disease drains national budgets and family incomes. Preventing diarrhoea relieves government and personal financial burdens.
Each year, children lose 272 million school days due to diarrhoea which means loss of their concentration on the curriculum. Girls are often reluctant to attend school, and parents are declined to send them if there are no private toilets for them to use. In developing countries, each 1 percent increase in female secondary schooling typically results in a 0.3 percent increase in economic growth according to a World Bank report.
Toilets protect water which lessens the efforts to improve drinking water. Clean water is also a boon for the travel and tourism industry. People's choice for a holiday destination is heavily influenced by health, safety and sanitation facilities of a place. Besides hygiene, clean water also increases the aesthetic pleasure of a place. And, of course, more tourists results in more money and jobs.
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