“I am afraid that I would pass infection or disease to my children. Our living standard is very bad, and because they think we do a dirty job, no one wants to rent a house to us.” Saraswati Kumal, waste collector at the seminar organized by the EU-WOP partners
World Toilet Day is significant as we face a global sanitation crisis.
SDG 6.2 on safe access to sanitation services is off track with over 3.6 billion people lacking safely managed sanitation services. This World Toilet Day highlights the importance of sanitation for the protection of groundwater sources that have been reliable sources of fresh water for the planet.
Lack of sanitation facilities and services may lead to pollution of groundwater sources through the infiltration of faecal matter into the aquifers.