Set to launch next year, the Domestos Toilet Academies is an initiative by Unilever and the World Toilet Organization that will provide sanitation solutions and training to countries that have issues with access to clean toilets.
The project will start in Vietnam, where, according to Popsop, only 50 percent of the population has "a kind of" sanitation facility. What's more, 82 percent of the people have access only to facilities that don't meet hygiene standards. To combat this, the Domestos Toilet Academies project will help local people start businesses to acquire, sell and maintain toilets, as well as provide education to communities on the importance of sanitation.
Unilever's announcement of the global roll-out of the Domestos Toilet Academies project is in celebration of World Toilet Day, which is on Nov. 19.
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Unilever & World Toilet Organization Launch Domestos Toilet Academies
Trend Themes
1. Sanitation Training Courses - Companies are investing in training and education initiatives for communities that lack access to clean toilets, creating opportunities to develop innovative sanitation solutions.
2. Toilet Entrepreneurship - Local people in countries with limited access to clean toilets are being empowered to start businesses that acquire, sell, and maintain toilets, posing disruptive innovation opportunities in the sanitation industry.
3. Hygiene Education - Providing education to communities on the importance of sanitation is becoming a growing trend, creating opportunities for initiatives that combine hygiene education and product sales or service provision.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Goods - Companies in the consumer goods industry are investing in sanitation training and education initiatives to provide sustainable solutions for communities with limited access to clean toilets.
2. Social Entrepreneurship - The creation of toilet academies around the world is creating an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to create profitable businesses in the sanitation industry while also making a positive impact on local communities.
3. Non-profit - Non-profit organizations are partnering with private companies to address the lack of access to clean toilets in developing countries through innovative initiatives that provide sanitation solutions and education.