Jack Sim

Jack Sim

Jack Sim a leading global advocate for sanitation. He founded World Toilet Organization in 2001. WTO has celebrated its founding day Nov. 19 as World Toilet Day along with other NGOs and civil society groups. In 2013, the United Nations designated the day as U.N. World Toilet Day. Jack Sim is an Ashoka Global Fellow and in 2008 was named Hero of the Environment by Time Magazine.

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Reposition the toilet and end open defecation in India

Reposition the toilet and end open defecation in India

about 11 years ago // #HealthyMeans Working Together

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to build 111 million toilets to end open defecation. That’s great, but let’s make sure people use them, writes a Singaporean entrepreneur known as “Mr. Toilet” in this #HealthyMeans commentary.