W EEKLY EDITION OCTOBER 9, 2019
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Slight Improvement Brings
Hope for Major Change
Over 1,000,000 members of the Rohingya ethnic group fled Myanmar in 2017, and
most are still living in camps near the border in Bangladesh. These camps have
struggled to meet the sanitary needs of the Rohingya people. The recent addition of
handles on the latrine walls has made a world of diff erence for pregnant women
living in these camps. Does anyone in the industry have advice on simple additions
to facilities that could improve conditions for these refugees?
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India Goes All - in on Sanitation
India had the highest number of people in the world -- about
620 million -- who defecated in the open. To combat this issue,
India's Prime Minister built 110 million restro oms for the
general public. Want to know how it is going so far? Check out
the article below.
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Big Reward for Golden Throne
In a pa st issue of Association Insight , we covered the theft of a solid gold toilet
stolen from a UK stately home. A reward of $124,000 has been offered to
anyone who can return the fully - functioning 18 - carat gold toilet to its home in
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. The toilet ' s artist also made a direct plea to the
thieves, saying: "Dear thieves, please, if you are reading this, let me know how
much you like the piece and how it feels to pee on gold."
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