Toilet Twinning is an initiative which invites people to "twin" their own toilet with latrines in poor communities (an analogy with the
twin towns and sister cities
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
movement).
This is a way of raising funds to enable people in the poorest nations to have clean water and a proper toilet, and to
learn about hygiene. Toilet Twinners receive a certificate, containing a photo of the twinned latrine, its location and GPS coordinates.
Toilet Twinning used to be a partnership between two international charities,
Christian Outreach for Relief & Development (Cord) and
Tearfund
Tearfund is an international Christian relief and development agency based in Teddington, UK. It currently works in around 50 countries, with a primary focus on supporting those in poverty and providing disaster relief for disadvantaged communi ...
, but now is solely a charity under Tearfund. It was formed in 2010, in response to the global
sanitation
Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems ...
crisis.
Work
In stable communities, Toilet Twinning works through a model of community mobilisation to create locally owned and locally delivered water and sanitation programmes. Hygiene education is a key focus of Toilet Twinning’s work.
In conflict areas, where little infrastructure exists, Toilet Twinning funds programmes that build toilets and provide clean water.
In 2013, field operations delivered water and sanitation programmes in 26 countries.
A number of key individual and organisations have joined the scheme. These include the
Welsh National Assembly
The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gov ...
, the
Northern Ireland Assembly
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, comedian
Tim Vine and adventurer
Bear Grylls.
References
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External links
Toilet Twinning websiteCord websiteTearfund website
Fundraising
Public toilets
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