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World Toilet Day – November 19, 2009

This World Toilet Day WaterCan is pleased to announce the launch of our "Water: In Focus" national youth photojournalism contest!

We're calling on youth between the ages of 13 and 18 to help us inspire Canadians to think about water differently for a chance to win great prizes!

Contest closes February 15, 2010!

Find out more by visiting: www.watercan.com/photocontest

What's it About?

Started by the World Toilet Organization in 2001, World Toilet Day (November 19) is an internationally recognized day to celebrate the humble yet critical role toilets play in our daily lives.

For some, it is an opportunity to unveil the latest in toilet technology; for others, it is a great excuse to air your best potty jokes in public. Increasingly though, World Toilet Day has become a call to action for one of the most lethal humanitarian crises on the planet - the global sanitation crisis.

Around the world, 2.5 billion people - 42 per cent of the world's population - lack access to basic sanitation. This means no toilets, no latrines, no separation of human waste from daily life
Each year, some 1.5 million children under age 5 die from sanitation and water-related diseases – over 4,100 children each day
As a result, healthcare costs soar, countless school and working days are lost, and communities around the world sink deeper into poverty and despair

It may not be glamourous, but adequate sanitation is vital to development and human life. Help us bring relief to the global sanitation crisis. Everyone deserves a place to go.