{"id":4562,"date":"2009-12-11T06:59:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:22:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:22:15","slug":"worlds-longest-toilet-queue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2009\/12\/11\/worlds-longest-toilet-queue\/","title":{"rendered":"World's Longest Toilet Queue: Come Together for Sanitation and Clean Water Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

4,000 children under the age of five die every single day just because they lack toilets and water, 884 million people don’t have clean water and 40% of the world\u2019s population (2.5 billion people) don’t have a safe toilet. This is a global crisis, and one that doesn’t get much play from the media or the politicians. But you can help by joining the World’s Longest Toilet Queue.<\/p>\n

Image: AnyaLogic<\/a>\"Toilets\"
Toilets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"WLTQlogo\"The World’s Longest Toilet Queue<\/a> (that’s ‘line’ for those of you who don’t speak British english) is trying to get people to band together to force governments around the world to act on these issues. The Queue is also an official attempt at a Guinness World Record for a Queue in multiple locations across the world during the same time period (20-22 March 2010) – on World Water Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LvsZ471PQkA<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s first high-level Meeting on Sanitation and Water is being held in Washington DC on 22 April 2010 – arguably the biggest real political opportunity in years for worldwide action on sanitation and water. One month before that is World Water Day<\/a>, which can have a very positive effect on the outcome of the Sanitation and Water meeting if we can all stand up for what should be a basic human right: access to safe water and sanitation.<\/p>\n

Here’s a couple of sobering facts about sanitation and water:<\/p>\n