World Toilet Day:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Comments

[Catherine Robar]

Hi Valerie, I just took a moment to read your blog and I noticed a lovely post with my name in it!! Thank you again for such a lovely gift, I am so excited to sit with the ladies (and men if they would like to join us) and come up with ideas on how to best use the threads.

You are such an inspiration to me Valerie, I feel so blessed to have met you.

Lots of love,

Catherine Robar
www.thembaproject.org

[Valerie Hearder]

Hi Catherine: thanks for the comment. Your work with Thembaluthu in South Africa is something to watch and I value your friendship.