RENCANA
Filthy , Disgusting Reality Text by Syafiqah Azman
Defecating in public is uncivilized and antiquated act . But some don ’ t have the choice . According to United Nations , there is 60 % of the global population which approximately 4.5 billion people in the world that does not have toilets at home . Roughly around 862 million people globally still practicing open defecation , where it is the human practice of defecating outside in the open area . For instance , in the forests , fields , open space , and also a place where there is water running . You would be surprised if you know that there are still people who do this publicly .
BBC once reported that it is nearly half of India ’ s , 1.2 billion people whom believed to not own toilets at home but manage to own a mobile phone . And according to their beliefs and mindset , it is not because they could not afford to build one , but it is because they believe that the place where you sleep , cook and pray should not be installed with one .
Why is it an essential for us to have toilets ? Beside the fact that it is a basic right to have one , toilets also save lives because human waste spreads killer diseases . In addition , World Toilet Day was founded by Jack Sim , a philanthropist from Singapore who subsequently declared 19th November as World Toilet Day .
World Toilet Day 2017 continues the theme that focuses on wastewater . We get to learn how the process of sanitation took place . And most importantly , World Toilet Day is basically about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis . Global sanitation crisis can be avoided if we manage our own waste and understand the impacts of it if we do not dispose it carefully . For the past recent years , a lot of independent bodies have been doing the best they can to protect us from facing global sanitation crisis . Organization such as The UN Secretary General ’ s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation organized a global action on water and sanitation issues together with 21-member Board .
Recent articles from National Geographic discovered some countries which are still practicing open defecation and found out that , India , one of the countries that have the highest percentage of it , stated that the effects of this problem was contributed by child mortality .
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