Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets
At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets
Source: go.com
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More than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets
The problem in South Africa is not just a matter of hygiene. Several younger children have fallen in and drowned in the 10-feet-deep pit latrines.
Source: latimes.com
Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets – Metro US
GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa (AP) — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and that woefully lopsided figure isn’t the worst problem. The three toilets are pit latrines, effectively 10-feet-deep holes in the ground that students line up during a lunch break to use. […]
Source: metro.us
In South Africa, pupils in 3,000 schools still use pit toilets
Human rights and education activists say South Africa is not prioritising hygiene standards in schools in rural areas.
Source: aljazeera.com
In South Africa, pupils in more than 3 000 schools still use pit toilets
The South African government promised to replace all pit toilets at schools nationwide by 31 March this year. It has not happened.
Source: news24.com