Access to healthy toilets and a significant challenge for children’s right to health.
In East Sumba, in rural areas, very few households use sanitation facilities, often with severe health and environmental consequences. Quality toilets save lives. They are essential to preserving children’s health by preventing the spread of disease through human faeces.
In rural villages in eastern Indonesia, where we work, toilets are scarce. This is mainly a problem in rural areas where a third of the population must continually defecate in the open air. For Bapak Rinto, it is a relief and a great pride that his family finally has a toilet, thanks to the support of Fair Future and Kawan Baik Indonesia.