Thursday, April 25, 2013

Let's talk crap. Seriously

This article is well more of a presentation from Ted.com discussing the issue of how there are more people in this world without toilets than those with cellphones. It is a shocking matter because as Rose George said that having a toilet should be a right... but rather it is a privilege. So the question is how can we help?

It is an informative lecture on how this issue causes disease and death. Diarrhea is killing thousands of children of each year. The simple act of having a toilet or an isolated area to release oneself decreases disease dramatically saving thousands of lives. But that is not the only thing, having a simple toilet can keep children in school. Young girls, in some countries, don't have a bathroom.  These are some of the issues presented in this lecture.

Did I mention you can cook with your own poop?

http://www.ted.com/talks/rose_george_let_s_talk_crap_seriously.html

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