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World Toilet Day 2009
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19 November was World Toilet Day – a day to celebrate the humble, yet vitally important, toilet and to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis.
Imagine life without a toilet. Imagine the mess. Imagine the disease. WaterAid is working hard to change this and there are many easy and fun ways you can get involved – just click on the pictures!
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Did you know?
- 2.5 billion people do not have somewhere safe, private or hygienic to go to the toilet
- One gram of faeces can contain 10 million viruses, one million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and 100 parasite eggs
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Did you know?
- The simple act of washing hands with soap and water after going to the toilet can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by over 40%
- Safe disposal of children's faeces leads to a reduction of nearly 40% in childhood diarrhoea
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  Get involved:
1. Come along and join the Big Squat on World Toilet Day at the "Sanitation is dignity: Where would you hide" exhibit - Outside the State Library on 328 Swanston Street Melbourne.”
2. Play turdlywinks
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