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20 m extra toilets needed to reach 2030 SDG of universal sanitation in schools..Toilet loss in schools costs $1.9bn
The world needs 20 million additional toilets to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of universal sanitation in schools as the cost of neglecting toilets has now hit $1.9 billion in lost infrastructure, with an additional hidden economic cost estimated at over $10 billion.
Economist Impact’s year-long study supported by Unilever across Ecuador, India, Nigeria and the Philippines found that poor maintenance led to 1.2 million ‘lost’ school toilets; that’s toilets that have been built but are no longer usable.
The study is the first-of-its-kind research on the far-reaching cost of ‘toilet loss’ in schools and how the answer lies in cost-effective maintenance.
Researchers from Economist Impact studied multiple investment approaches to meet this goal. They found that the most efficient and equitable way to accelerate progress is through a combination of smart investment in operation and maintenance (O&M) and new construction, namely to ensure all toilets built always have a maintenance plan.
In most countries, such a maintenance plan requires one additional cent of every dollar spent on education to make clean and safe toilets for all school children a reality by 2030, the study found.
Economist Impact’s in-depth analysis of Ecuador, India, Nigeria and the Philippines found that all four countries made significant progress since the establishment in 2015 of the SDG goals for access to sanitation in schools, but more progress is needed.
Across all countries, fully investing in maintenance of the already constructed toilets would prevent Toilet Loss and continue building on the progress made so far.
Shuchi Suri, Head of Household Cleaning and Hygiene, Unilever said “At Domestos, we believe the world needs to think differently about the importance of well-maintained toilets in schools. That’s why we commissioned the Toilet Loss report to highlight the impact and importance of a useable, working toilet on children, allowing them to stay focused on what matters at school – their learning.”
“To get to a place where every school child has access to a clean and safe school toilet by 2030 – the deadline for Sustainable Development Goal 6 – we must work together with governments, development organizations, NGOs, academics and other private sector organizations to stop toilet loss.”
Jonathan Birdwell, Global Head of Policy and Insights, said “Investing in new toilet construction is essential, but failing to invest in operations and maintenance means that for every three steps forward, countries take one step back in their journey toward universal sanitation and schools. Children depend on us to make the right investment decisions so they can have the clean, safe, sanitary facilities in their schools that they deserve.”
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