Everybody Poops. But Not Everyone Has a Toilet.

The United Nations General Assembly has designated March 22 of each year as the World Day for Water. The theme for World Water Day 2008 is sanitation, in recognition of the 2.6 billion people in the world who lack access to a hygienic toilet.

On Saturday, March 22, people around the country and the world joined together to draw attention to the global water and sanitation crisis, the most important public health issue of our time, and to do something that made a difference in the lives of people in need of these most basic necessities. Here are some things you can do any day of the year in support of this important issue.

• Raise Awareness. Download and print this flyer and hang it in your favorite restroom as a reminder to everyone of how fortunate we all are to have a safe and dignified toilet.
• Show the Water 1st DVD with family, friends and co-workers. We’ll send you some sample question and answers and a free 10-minute DVD film about to help tell the story
• Host a Water Day at school. Water 1st has curriculum appropriate for school children which you can download and adapt. View the Water 1st curriculum and check out fun fundraising ideas.
• Here are a variety of other ways you can take action and make a difference.