With a clean tiled floor, a lock that works, a washbasin with a running water faucet, soap to wash our hands and face, and a flush that does its duty — this place is what we call a toilet or a restroom. A place so ordinary, almost unnoticeable. Yet, it is one of the greatest privileges we own without ever thinking of it as a big deal.
Before you read on, have you ever considered having a toilet a blessing? Perhaps never, because there is already so much happening around us that it’s hard to think of this ordinary space as a privilege or a blessing. However, for millions, this simple place with all the aforementioned features is a luxury they cannot afford — something they can only dream of.
World Toilet Day arrives each year on November 19, and like many global observances, it slips past us too. Perhaps this is the first time we are covering it on a larger scale, because Young World believes the youth really need to know the importance of sanitation and toilets for every individual on Earth.
Unfortunately, even in this advanced age where we talk about
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