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The SA Toilet Organisation (Sato) said on Friday that the summit, a World Toilet Organisation (WTO) event, is expected to attract over 1,000 delegates and exhibitors to Durban.

It will focus on human rights and health and hygiene.

SATO and the WTO aim to improve the quality of human life and to ensure dignity through the provision of adequate sanitation solutions for all people.

“It is estimated that up to 2.6 billion people throughout the world do not have access to proper sanitation,” the statement said.

Children under the age of five are particularly vulnerable as a result of inadequate sanitation.

“Every 15 seconds a child under the age of five years dies from a diarrhoea-related illness. In a modern society this would be deemed unacceptable, yet millions of African children face this disease every day,” said Alfie Heeger, founder of Sato.

The summit would not only highlight the problems associated with a lack of toilets, but would also adopt resolutions to achieve sanitation goals, he said.

“Access to water and sanitation by all Africans is no longer a debatable issue, but a fundamental human right.” 

The summit will focus on the sanitation-related problems facing Africa and the plight of 600 million African people, mostly women and children, who do not have access to proper toilet facilities.

About 11% of the world’s population remains without access to safe drinking water, and billions are without sanitation facilities. 

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Thu May 23 17:03:08 SAST 2013 ::

Mar 16, 2012

RobinH

Oh this is classic. Come to the land of the open toilets for a conference on sanitation. HA HA HA HA. That will keep me laughing all weekend.
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Mar 16, 2012

RobinH

JajaQ: Now THAT is what I mean by absurdity!
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Mar 16, 2012

mambaaai

We are the WORLD champions of building open toilets ....sounds about right we should host this event
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Mar 16, 2012

tsayaya

does it mean that SA is a sh!t country?
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Mar 16, 2012

ntiki

tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl
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Mar 16, 2012

Bumboklaat

WTF?!
I didn't even know there was such an organization!
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Mar 16, 2012

Mbeva

Helen Zille must host this marvellous event in Makhaza on the Cape flats
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Mar 16, 2012

MommaC

LOL
Don't we have enough people talking k@k in SA?
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Mar 16, 2012

RobinH

You guys ever see the place ouotside Plett where the municipality erected thousands of toilets but neglected to build the houses for several years, so by the time the houses came, the toilets were already fu**ed?! The place was locally known as Flushing Meadows.

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Mar 16, 2012

tumzangwana

sh!t happens.
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