The World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide.
 
Prof Dr. Jack Sim, Founder & Director of the WTO was a key note speaker at the 2024 Rotary Convention.
 
 
Jack Sim, a member of the Rotary Club of Singapore, praised Rotary members for their global work in clean water and sanitation, during his presentation at the  2024 Rotary Convention in Singapore.

Founded on 19 November 2001, World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide. WTO empowers individuals through education, training and building local marketplace opportunities to advocate for clean and safe sanitation facilities in their communities.

Breaking the silence on the sanitation crisis is at the heart of WTO’s efforts. WTO established World Toilet Day and the World Toilet Summit in 2001; this was followed by the World Toilet College in 2005. Through its various initiatives, WTO continues to provide an international platform for toilet associations, governments, academic institutions, foundations, UN agencies and corporate stakeholders to exchange knowledge and leverage media and corporate support in an effort to promote clean sanitation and public health policies.

On 24 July 2013, WTO achieved a key milestone for the global sanitation movement when 122 countries co-sponsored a UN resolution tabled by the Singapore government to designate 19 November, World Toilet Day as an official UN day.

World Toilet Organization was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2013. The silence surrounding the sanitation crisis is beginning to break as evidenced by the Sustainable Development Goal’s inclusion of sanitation on its global development agenda. Sustainable Development Goal #6 calls for universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and the end of open defecation by 2030.

World Toilet Organization is one of the few organizations whose sole focus is on toilets and sanitation. Breaking the silence on the sanitation crisis is at the heart of what we do.

Information:   https://worldtoilet.org 

Click here to watch the video of Professor Jack Sim's talk at the 2024 Convention along with other keynote speakers - https://my.rotary.org/en/2024-rotary-convention-videos