Who Cares About Toilets
07/05/23 • 36 min
Who cares about toilets? Billions of people do because they have no where to go. This is a huge impact on our water systems. Enter the World Toilet Organization who's taking action with projects across the globe to address the lack of toilets. We'll talk about why their work matters and get knee deep in the details with Dr. Jack Sim, the world's number one, #2 man.
Dr. Jack Sim is a successful businessman who created more than a dozen businesses in Singapore. At the age of 40, he decided to devote his remaining years to helping disadvantaged communities develop sanitation to combat a host of problems caused by the lack of available toilets.
Learn more about Cascade Water Alliance’s We Need Water Program
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Who cares about toilets? Billions of people do because they have no where to go. This is a huge impact on our water systems. Enter the World Toilet Organization who's taking action with projects across the globe to address the lack of toilets. We'll talk about why their work matters and get knee deep in the details with Dr. Jack Sim, the world's number one, #2 man.
Dr. Jack Sim is a successful businessman who created more than a dozen businesses in Singapore. At the age of 40, he decided to devote his remaining years to helping disadvantaged communities develop sanitation to combat a host of problems caused by the lack of available toilets.
Learn more about Cascade Water Alliance’s We Need Water Program
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @weneedh20
Watch the episode on Youtube
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