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Loos Save Lives by Seren Boyd
Dec. 28th, 2017 11:28 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
The humble loo is a lifesaver. Over two billion people in the world don’t have access to a proper toilet or clean water to drink or to wash their hands – and that stinks! Access to sanitation and clean water literally saves lives. Loos also help schools. When children have access to a safe, clean loo at school, they are more likely to stay in education, get better jobs and escape poverty.
Toilet Twinning is a charity that empowers people in low-income countries to build proper toilets and help make their communities healthier, safer and more prosperous. This book visits some of the places Toilet Twinning have worked in, across Africa, Asia and Central America, and reveals the stories of the people they have helped. It’s packed with stats, facts and lots of information all about water and waste.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This book for children aged 9+ by Seren Boyd with the charity Toilet Twinning is a matter of fact look at an important and yet still socially taboo topic of the importance of toilet and sanitation facilities and although it was interesting to read the case studies setting out the transformative work being done by Toilet Twinning, I wasn’t completely comfortable with the way it exists to promote the charity and encourage fund raising for it.
LOOS SAVE LIVES was released in the United Kingdom on 9th November 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
The humble loo is a lifesaver. Over two billion people in the world don’t have access to a proper toilet or clean water to drink or to wash their hands – and that stinks! Access to sanitation and clean water literally saves lives. Loos also help schools. When children have access to a safe, clean loo at school, they are more likely to stay in education, get better jobs and escape poverty.
Toilet Twinning is a charity that empowers people in low-income countries to build proper toilets and help make their communities healthier, safer and more prosperous. This book visits some of the places Toilet Twinning have worked in, across Africa, Asia and Central America, and reveals the stories of the people they have helped. It’s packed with stats, facts and lots of information all about water and waste.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This book for children aged 9+ by Seren Boyd with the charity Toilet Twinning is a matter of fact look at an important and yet still socially taboo topic of the importance of toilet and sanitation facilities and although it was interesting to read the case studies setting out the transformative work being done by Toilet Twinning, I wasn’t completely comfortable with the way it exists to promote the charity and encourage fund raising for it.
LOOS SAVE LIVES was released in the United Kingdom on 9th November 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
