W EEKLY EDITION JULY 20, 2016
Indonesian Toilet Café Serves Up Stomach - Churning Food
While Educating about Sanitation
A toilet - themed cafe where customers dine on meatballs floating in soup -
filled latrines may not be ev eryone's idea of haute cuisine, but Indonesians
are flocking to become privy to the latest lavatorial trend.
Other places, such as Taiwan and Russia, are home to similar themed
restaurants, but Indonesia's modest version has a key difference – it aims to
educate people about sanitation and encourage the increased use of toilets.
Owner Budi Laksono, a public health expert who used to work for the local government, hosts discussions with
customers and shows them videos as he seeks to encourage people to use dedicated facilities for their bodily
functions. Millions of Indonesians live below the poverty line and the country has one of the world's h ighest rates
of open defecation.
"This café serves as a reminder that many people in Indonesia still do not have toilets," said Laksono .
READ THE STORY
PAGE 4
