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Making Toilets Inviting

Does artwork make toilets more inviting and influence sanitation behaviour, especially by children?

During research by the Potty Project earlier this year in India, a trend in decorating newer toilet blocks with children in mind was noted in a number of cities. Elsewhere they saw that children were not keen users of toilet facilities and preferred to go outside – even if the proximity of a toilet was not an issue. Can visual enhancement encourage children to make use of toilet facilities?

Image from The Potty Project: http://bit.ly/cB3t9Y

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Ashley Jablow

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November 24, 2010, 06:13AM

This is such a great idea! Art and creativity can go a long way with kids, whether it's in the classroom or the bathroom!

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Jocelyn Wyatt

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November 23, 2010, 07:01AM

This is great. We've learned alot from the Potty Project too and want to take their insight that sanitation solutions are generally not well-designed to meet the needs of women and children into consideration.

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