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Disease Concerns As Flash Floods Hit Kenya’s Coastal Area
Flash floods in coastal areas of Kenya have claimed several lives, damaged schools and destroyed sewage systems, leading to fears of disease outbreaks, according to officials and local residents.
Selling the Toilet Idea to Residents of Bangladesh
By some measures, Bangladesh is modernizing rapidly – one in two residents now owns a cell phone. However, when it comes to basic sanitation, progress is clogged. While some point to obstacles of funding and a lack of political leadership, others...
Cholera Soars in Lake Chad Basin Countries
Cholera has killed at least 1,200 people this year in the countries surrounding Lake Chad – Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria; the illness, linked primarily to poor sanitation and lack of potable water, has struck some 38,800 people in the region...
Charmin Breaks Record with the World’s Largest Toilet Roll
The Procter & Gamble Charmin brand kicked off National Toilet Paper Day on August 26, with GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, to announce a new record for the World’s Largest Toilet Roll. How People Arrived Here: charmin largest toilet paper, world record...
France Okays Grant for Lome Sanitation Project
Adji Oteth Ayassor, Togo’s Finance Minister, Dominique Renaux, the French Ambassador to Togo, and Philippe Collignon, the Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement of CFA 3.3 billion to prop up the sanitary works...
Bavarian State Government to Assist Young People in Gauteng Who Leave School Without Qualifications
The Bavarian State Government has made a pledge to assist the Gauteng Provincial Government to integrate young people without school leaving qualifications into working life.
Nigeria Urged to Stamp Out Environmental Hazards Like Defecating in the Open
The UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Suomi Sakai, has urged Nigeria to stamp out environmental hazards of defecating in the open and reduce the high rate of water-borne diseases in rural communities across the country.
Odwalla to Donate Total of $100,000 Worth of Trees to State Parks for 2011 Plant a Tree Program
In a year being hailed as the “International Year of Forests” by the United Nations, Odwalla is celebrating by allowing consumers to become foresters. The Odwalla Plant a Tree program, now taking place for the fourth consecutive...
