WILLS POINT, TX – Discover how the provision an outdoor toilet is improving the mental and emotional well-being of families who previously lacked access to basic sanitation facilities.
Nabarun and Adishree Paavan didn’t have a bathroom with a tile floor, vanity and mirror.
They didn’t even have indoor plumbing. Instead, they walked about half a mile from their home to relieve themselves. On her way to the bathroom one day, 48-year-old Adishree fell, injuring herself badly. The fall left her handicapped, and her condition required surgery.
A Missing Necessity
Adishree and Nabarun are one couple out of millions of people in South Asia lacking sanitation facilities. More than 80 percent of rural dwellers and more than 50 percent of city households do not have basic sanitation systems. Especially during the rainy season, people contaminate living spaces by relieving themselves near houses or beside village roads. Out of 1,000 Indian children, 63 die by age 4 or younger, mainly from diseases linked to poor hygiene.
A lack of sanitation facilities affects women’s futures too. Girls in South Asia often cannot attend school unless the institution has a sanitation system…
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