It is the most wonderful time of the year! November 19th is World Toilet Day, and we hope you'll celebrate with us or others.
This year, UN-Water has deemed the holiday's theme as Toilets — A Place for Peace.
The campaign highlights that sanitation is under threat for billions of people worldwide due to conflict, climate change, disasters, and other crises. World Toilet Day 2024 advocates for ensuring everyone, including those in dangerous and vulnerable situations, has access to safe sanitation and water services.
There are many virtual and in-person World Toilet Day celebrations worldwide. Below is a list of different events in which you can participate. Check them out!
Events:
Before Nov 19th
IN-PERSON (US): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center is organizing a fun family-friendly World Toilet Celebration with challenges, board games, toilet paper races, and more!
IN-PERSON (BRAZIL): International Water Association is hosting the 17th IWA Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems (SWWS) and 9th IWA Conference on Resource Oriented Sanitation (ROS) in Curitiba, Brazil.
IN-PERSON (US): BeyondWater is organizing a 20-mile cycle around the streets of Houston, TX, to raise $10,000 toward building a new block of toilets for a school in Kenya.
IN-PERSON (US): BookPeople is hosting an event in Austin, TX, with Lori Patterson to celebrate the release of her book The Poop Factory — a playful kids story about constipation.
HYBRID (NIGERIA): HipCity Innovation Centre is calling on creative Nigerians to use their talents to spread the news on the dangers of open defecation in the FCT as part of their World Toilet Day campaign this year. The deadline for submission is Oct 20th, so don't miss it!
IN-PERSON (INDIA): The Toilet Board Coalition is holding the regional WASH Leaders Forum in Mumbai, bringing together industry leaders and senior stakeholders to accelerate business solutions to the sanitation crisis.
IN-PERSON (US): Do It Yourself Darlin' in Cincinnati, OH, is hosting a Plumbing 101 workshop to educate all toilet enthusiasts on the fundamentals of plumbing functionality, provide basic maintenance tips, and teach participants how to tell when a plumbing issue is DIY-friendly or requires a professional.
HYBRID (FRANCE): IEREK is hosting an international conference on "Sustainable Water Management and Resource Adaptation: Security and Energy Nexus" in Paris and online to discuss modern research on water, sustainability, and climate change.
IN-PERSON (US): Bleeding Edge and EH24 are screening The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man, a movie from Toronto, Canada, on a big screen in Los Angeles, CA.
IN-PERSON (US): The Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families in North Carolina is offering training on toilet learning practices, toilet hygiene, and how to assist when children have accidents during toilet learning.
HYBRID (US): Rich Earth Institute is hosting the 10th annual Rich Earth Summit on November 12-14 – a golden opportunity to learn about the future of urine recycling, in Vermont or online.
IN-PERSON (US): The POOP Project and Griefcat are teaming up to host Loo Aid: A World Toilet Day Comedy Craptacular on Nov 17th in DC!
Nov 19th
ONLINE: Toilet Board Coalition is bringing together WASH sector players to discuss the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships in sanitation and their impact on communities.
IN-PERSON (US): Greywater Action is organizing a fun and educational event about toilets in Eugene, Oregon. As a bonus, there'll be snacks and Toilet Trivia, with prizes!
ONLINE: CV Water Consultancy is offering a four-day introductory course on the UK Water Industry, covering how it is financed, regulated, and operated and its future.
IN-PERSON (INDIA): Aqua Foundation invites global WASH experts to the XVI World Aqua Congress in New Delhi to discuss "Leveraging Water for Peace," focusing on global water security, sustainable practices, and international cooperation.
ONLINE: SEND Station is hosting a session to provide practical strategies for those working with or caring for children experiencing toileting difficulties.
IN-PERSON (SOUTH AFRICA): The University of Johannesburg is opening its doors to the public on World Toilet Day to showcase its innovative WaSH Centre!
After Nov 19th
ONLINE: FINISH Mondial, SATO (part of Lixil), and Toilet Board Coalition are hosting an international hackathon to create sanitation solutions for urban slums. Submit your innovative project by the end of February 2025!
ONLINE: Run4Humanity invites everyone to celebrate the launch of their new Running for Change: Water for All Zambia project with a fundraiser and some exciting prizes up for grabs.
IN-PERSON (NIGERIA): HipCity Innovation Centre is organizing a sanitation conference in the city of Abuja.
IN-PERSON (US): Arizona Diaper Bank is offering a potty training program to help parents transition their toddlers from diapers to using the toilet.
Personal (Online) Activities
Here are some things you can do to make World Toilet Day an everyday celebration:
Organize your own sensitization day using online resources - Our friends at pS-Eau have curated a multilingual virtual library of 400 tools on sanitation and toilets!
Watch this short film about the dangerous job of sewer workers. - This 6-minute documentary focuses on South Asia!
Inspire yourself by watching hot takes from toilet professionals - Our friends at PooAndU have been collecting some great stories from toilet nerds.
Request a fun toilet class - We have many online class options for adults and kids.
Read some of our toilet thoughts in our regularly-updated blog - We've got posts from this year about toilet tourism and exploring toilet concepts!
Check out Twinkl's resources. - They have many fun materials like posters and games to help teach children about World Toilet Day.
Sing along to our World Toilet Day playlist - Lots of these tunes are quite catchy! And yes, we do keep updating it.
Check out the WASH Playlist on Spotify - We recently started hosting a WASH Playlist in which sector experts can add fun and popular songs to inspire some toilet talk.
Review the articles and stories from UN-Water - They have some expert events up there, too!
Loo Book Club's Toilet Reading List
With personal activities, maybe you just want to sit down to a good toilet book! Check out the Loo Book Club's Toilet reading list (oldies but goodies), with our past reviews linked:
Do you have a fun event or resource about toilets you'd like to share with the world? Email us, and we'll update this post with your information!
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