It is the most wonderful time of the year! November 19th is World Toilet Day, and we hope you'll celebrate - either with us or others.
This year, UN-Water has deemed the holiday's theme as: Who cares about toilets?? Did you know, nearly half the world’s population – 3.6 billion people – live without a safe toilet (UN-Water Fact Sheet)?
Just like last year, there are many virtual World Toilet Day celebrations, though there is at least one in-person event too. Below we are sharing a few different celebrations in which you can participate. Check out our list of ways you can have your own personal World Toilet Day celebrations online.
Events:
Before Nov 19th
Come to Lina Zeldovich's book release party for The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth at Producer's Club, near Times Square (Nov 16). Stay tuned for more information.
Nov 19th
Want to expand your knowledge on the world of sanitation? Stay tuned for Lina Zeldovich's Book Release: The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health.
Join us in Brooklyn (Nov 19) at 6:30-8:30 pm EST for our in-person World Toilet Day Paint & Sip. We are working with Brooklyn Brainery on this and commissioned our own toilet art just for this event. Spots are limited so get your tickets ASAP.
Triangle Environmental Presents: Valuing Toilets Photo Contest - Trivia, Networking, and Photo Judging. Sign up by Nov 17
Join the Toilet Board Coalition as they host several celebrations about businesses at the forefront of the sanitation economy
After Nov 19th
We partnered with Global Water Partnership-Caribbean to offer two short, fun courses for Caribbean kids (ages 7-16) on Nov 20. See what day works for you and your child! (Applicants are due Nov 10th at 4:00 p.m. AST)
Personal Activities
Here are some but goodies from 2020:
Practice asking "Where's the toilet?" in different languages - This was a favorite blog post from last year, and it's still good!
Answer (finally) the question "what *is* sanitation? - We've got you covered.
Learn about toilets in our Education Portal - From types of toilets to history timelines
Request a fun toilet class - We have many online class options for adults and kids.
Quiz your toilet smarts with this survey - In case you don't want to interact with others and still have trivia fun.
Sing along to our World Toilet Day playlist - Lots of these tunes are quite catchy!
Have a fun event or resource you'd like to share with the world about toilets? Email us, and we'll update this post with your info!