Many of us have more than one flushing toilets in our homes. We have access to proper sanitation facilities. When we use public washrooms, we can lock the doors of the stalls we use and when we're done, we have running water and soap to wash our hands. Sadly, this is not the case for …
The Proposition
She really had to go but she was on the the fourth floor. There was no way she could make it down to the first floor where the staff toilet was. Either she wet herself on the way down in the elevator or she used his toilet. If she got caught she could lose her …
Ife’s Toilet Crisis
As Ife cleaned the toilet, she thought of how lucky these people were who could afford to travel and stay in fancy hotels when there were so many people there in Kampala who don’t have the luxury of private toilets. Her daughter went to a school which didn’t have any toilets. This meant that she …
World Water Day
Imagine this is your daughter fetching water in the container on top of her head. It's heavy and who knows how long she had to travel to find it. This is the reality of girls in Africa and Asia. Today is World Water Day and this year's theme is: Nature for Water – exploring nature-based …
World Toilet Day
2.4 billion People do not have adequate sanitation. 1 billion people still defecate in the open. Poor sanitation increases the risk of disease and malnutrition, especially for women and children. Women and girls risk rape and abuse, because they have no toilet that offers privacy - UN Can you imagine not having a toilet in …
Margaret Trudeau
How many women can claim to be the wife of one Prime Minister and the mother of another? On Monday, October 19, 2015, Margaret Trudeau watched as the results came in announcing her son Justin Trudeau as Canada's next Prime Minister. She watched as her son and his party went from being third in the long race …
Three Miles for Water
Imagine walking three miles each day to collect water and the only water available is in filthy ponds or lakes. This water is contaminated with waterborne illnesses but these women have no choice. They don't have indoor plumbing. They don't have the privilege of filling pots with water from the kitchen sink and using that …
Clean Water: It Has So Many Benefits
Did you know that today 750 million people around the world have no access to clean water? Just last night I gave my six year old son water to drink. It was cold, clean water. What a blessing and privilege it is to be able to drink clean water. I cannot imagine what it would …
South Asian Kitchen
I'm so used to having a nice, big kitchen with lots of natural light and a window that it's hard to imagine preparing meals for my family inside a South Asian Kitchen. A South Asian kitchen is very basic yet this is where a mother prepares delicious food for her family. I read that in …
Notes to Women 