This embroidery arrived from Etwatwa Township in South Africa. The door of the privy stands open, proudly showing off a toilet. Nearby a woman is pumping water into her bucket. Just think of how that saves her labour and hours of time each day not having to walk to collect water.
The World Toilet Day website states that more children die every day from lack of water sanitation than any other disease.
November 19th is World Toilet Day. Makes you think, huh?
This embroidered square is available from African Threads. You can read more about the maker and her embroidery group called Intuthuko.
