Toilet

Description Somewhere to go. A toilet is essential for improving community health and environmental sanitation. Purpose-built toilets mean less disease and more dignity. This gift contributes to projects which also teach people about the importance of hygiene and sanitation, training in how to build toilets, and providing construction materials. How your gift helps Jop Yoeung is proud of her new toilet, which she built with her family after receiving training and support from TEAR’s partner the Cambodian Hope Organisation (CHO). Household toilets, like the one built by Yoeung’s family, have brought about a significant change in the quality of life for the people of her village, on the Cambodia-Thai border. Not only do they help prevent the spread of disease, they also provide privacy and security – something the women in Yoeung’s family greatly appreciate. Before her family built the toilet, Yoeung and the other women of her family would need to walk long distances to find a secluded p