95 million people don't have clean water.
95 million people don't have clean water.
Let's change that for the better.
306 million people don't have a decent toilet.
306 million people don't have a decent toilet.
This number is improving but there is still a long way to go
Over 44,000 children under 5 die each year from diarrhea.
Over 44,000 children under 5 die each year from diarrhea.
Caused by dirty water and poor toilets. This is preventable.
A sanitation superhero
Chanda is a caretaker for her community’s toilet block in Delhi. It’s her job to make sure the toilets are clean and working and to help her neighbours use them properly.
People in Chanda’s district used to have no decent toilets, forcing them to go outside, sometimes far from home. This put the community at risk of disease, and women and girls at risk of harassment.
“There are many changes,” Chanda told us. “The biggest change is that the girls, our daughters, don’t have to go far away. When they used to go far away, people in their cars would stop and stare, and sometimes call or approach them.”
Chanda is also part of a community group that gets together and talks to neighbours about safe sanitation and good hygiene.
She takes immense pride in her work: “I look after the public now. I like it a lot and I will continue to do this until I have my last breath.”
Across the Tracks
After Nisha narrowly escaped an attack while trying to find a private place to go to the toilet, her grandmother, Radha, decided to take action. Our film Across the Tracks follows their remarkable story of change.
