{"id":225,"date":"2015-10-12T17:21:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-12-01T23:34:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T22:34:03","slug":"spend-a-penny-new-programme-action-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/2015\/10\/12\/spend-a-penny-new-programme-action-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend a Penny! – Toilet Twinning Success: Programme Action for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nSTOP PRESS SUCCESS STORY!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bristol Soroptimists have raised enough money through their Spend a Penny Campaign to fund the building of a whole school toilet block in Muyebe \u2013 an extremely poor rural village in Uganda. We\u2019ve helped young girls, like Bridget below, be able to look forward to a much healthier future and with no disruption to their education.\n<\/p>\n

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SI Bristol’s Twinned Toilet Block in Uganda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Find out more about Toilet Twinning at www.toilettwinning.org<\/p>\n

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SI Bristol – Spend a Penny Campaign <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"154281431939420_Toilet_Twinning_logo_256_x_127\"<\/a>Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 By donating a coin or two every time we go to the loo, to raise enough funds to become a toilet twinned Soroptimist group in Bristol.<\/p>\n

What does this mean?<\/strong> By sponsoring and twinning a toilet (or toilet block) in a developing country, we\u2019ll be providing basic sanitation, fresh water and hygiene education to a family or community who, at present, have none.<\/p>\n

Why support toilet twinning?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation traps people in poverty and has a huge impact on the environment. Women and girls in particular suffer as a result – holding back their education and livelihoods. Without access to a toilet, women in particular are denied dignity and safety.<\/p>\n

What does it cost?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Just \u00a360 will twin SI Bristol with a latrine halfway round the world and \u00a3240 will twin a whole school block!<\/p>\n

Some hard statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n