“Toilet Loss” in schools costs $1.9bn finds Economist Impact study

Launched for World Toilet Day, the research supported by Unilever, identifies urgent need for school toilet maintenance. The cost of neglecting toilets has now hit $1.9bn in lost infrastructure, with an additional hidden economic cost estimated at over $10bn. But an extra cent per education dollar would help countries get clean and safe toilets for all school children by 2030. Nearly 540 million children globally go to a school with no usable toilet, affecting them physically and emotionally during crucial education years. New research from Economist Impact reveals that almost…

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