Toilet paper stockouts are now a regular fact of life in the US and other wealthy countries. But what if you didn’t have a toilet, period? Two billion people in the world do not.
70% of the African population depends on the informal economy for its livelihood. Direct and indirect costs, such as time away from work, can be financially devastating.
When the floods came and privacy and safety were harder to find, the Kumar family decided to take out a loan and build a toilet. The impact has been greater than they could have imagined.
Meera is a community health educator supporting new mothers in Delhi. "It gives me a sense of satisfaction that I can be of some help to them," she says.