How the World Scout Jamboree descended into chaos in South Korea
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Overflowing trash bins. Dirty toilets. Bug-infested fields. These were some of the conditions that about 40,000 teenage scouts had to contend with in the past week at the World Scout Jamboree, sending red-faced organisers in South Korea scrambling to fix matters before a looming typhoon forced everyone to leave the ill-fated campsite. […]
STRANGESIGHTS: ‘GHOST SHIP’ GROUNDED; A HORSE TAKES FLIGHT; AND, DON’T DROP THE PHONE…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
Lack of school toilets puts 620 million children in danger – report
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A lack of proper school toilets threatens the health, education and safety of at least 620 million children around the world, the charity WaterAid said in a new study published on Friday. Children at one in three schools lack access to proper toilets, putting them at risk of diarrhea and other infections […]
Half the world’s schools lack clean water, toilets and handwashing
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly half the world’s schools lack clean drinking water, toilets and handwashing facilities, putting millions of children at risk of disease, experts warned on Monday. Almost 900 million children have to contend with a lack of basic hygiene facilities during their education, putting their health at risk and meaning some have to […]
SANITATION: CALL FOR MORE ACTION TO ENSURE SAFE, CLEAN AND PRIVATE TOILETS FOR ALL
DAVID ADAMS looks at the findings of the latest State of the World’s Toilets report from WaterAid…