How we are helping address the global sanitation crisis
Blog 12/01/2017
Beyond public health and safety, it’s an issue of education. As well as providing financial support, SANIFLO strives to promote hygiene awareness and educate the local populations of these villages about the importance of plumbing and public health. Education initiatives include water treatment and proper handling of waste, such as composting, so it doesn’t enter the open environment or contaminate the community water supply.
Most recently, SANIFLO once again partnered with the Hydraulics Without Borders Association in recognition of World Toilet Day, to complete Phase II of a development project initiated in March 2015, to build a drinking water supply network and to improve access to toilets for 4,000 inhabitants of Diam-Diam in Senegal, West Africa. This project involved building a reservoir, a water distribution network with direct supply to villagers’ homes through integrated connections, and the construction of modern, family latrines and sanitation facilities. Thanks to this partnership, access to drinking water has been greatly facilitated, the drudgery of water chores reduced, and the sanitation of the whole village improved significantly.
World Toilet Day is important because it helps bring global attention to the sanitation crisis and inspire action to tackle these issues. This movement, and others like it, bring together governments, organizations and the public to work toward long-term sanitation solutions. SANIFLO is committed to helping make health facilities accessible to all, through humanitarian actions in support of World Toilet Day.