Written By: Anusha Iyengar | Published : November 21, 2015 6:58 PM IST
To spread awareness about the sanitation problems worldwide, a non-profit organization called Water Aid has initiated the #GiveAShit campaign online. Among all the diseases that developing and under-developed countries face, sanitation contributes the most to these diseases. Most of the Indians, even in cities, defecate in the open even if there are public toilets around. And not just in India, but most of the countries in the world have no access to clean water or toilets. According to the United Nations[1], there are 2.5 billion people who still do not use an improved sanitation facility and a little over 1 billion practising open defecation. Read: The 9-step healthy guide to using a public toilet.
All you need to do is download the #GiveA**it app, create your own emoji, share it with your friends and you can customize as many emojis as you want. You can also donate to the organization through the app. It is a brilliant use of technology and social media to create such an initiative. Water Aid aims to create global sanitation and access to clean toilets for everyone around the world by 2030. You can get these diseases from a public toilet.
80 percent of the diseases in developing countries are caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation, including lack of sanitation facilities. This app has been made to promote awareness of the World Toilet Day campaign, and Water Aid's aim of providing safe sanitation facilities around the globe. Here are 8 annoying things that women should stop doing in public toilets.
Image Source: Giveashit.info
Reference:
1. https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/sanitation.shtml
