How WTO members make a difference?
WTO members are heroes for toilets and sanitation in their own right. By bringing them together under one banner, we created a common branding that brings their work to higher prominence. This can be done through various ways like sharing contact resources, technologies, public educations, humanitarian projects, setting standards, learning from each others’ experiences, etc. We meet each year at World Toilet Summit in a different country and update on the latest. Members may also speak or exhibit. The WTO branding has been very strong in the UN agencies as well and we continue to collaborate and build channels for members to connect. Some examples wherein the WTO’s work has paid direct dividends toward better sanitation There are several to-date: WTO has broken the toilet-taboo through leverage with the global media, high profile personalities, and humour. People now do not feel uncomfortable talking about the subject as before. This drives the demand for better provisions, and quality
