World Toilet Day 2022 takes place on 19 November under the theme of ‘making the invisible visible’. Every year, World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and aims to raise awareness of the 3.6 billion people worldwide currently living without access to a latrine.
Overcoming vaccine scepticism in Nigeria
Meet the woman who'd never heard of COVID...
Before March 2020, a world of habitual mask-wearing, social distancing and travel restrictions would have been incomprehensible to many of us. Fast-forward to December 2021, and these things have become the norm. But just imagine you had seen all of these changes happen around you – and no one had explained to you the reason behind them…
Nigeria: Menstruation matters
In Nigeria, 130 million people (two-thirds of the population) do not have access to adequate sanitation. The fact that many women and girls do not have the facilities to manage their menstrual hygiene restricts their access to education and their participation in society, as well as endangering their health. Social taboos surrounding menstruation make the problem even more difficult to address.