Over a billion women lack safe sanitation
<p><span word="November">November</span> 19 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Toilet">Toilet</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="WaterAid">WaterAid</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>, <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="WaterAid">WaterAid</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="women">women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>.</p><p>“<span word="On">On</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Toilet">Toilet</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="WaterAid">WaterAid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="puberty">puberty</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="menstruating">menstruating</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diarrheal">diarrheal</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="WaterAid">WaterAid</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="slums">slums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="intimidation">intimidation</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="physically">physically</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>.</p>
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