Accessing safe water and safe toilets 

Updated: 30 September 2022

Manuela Leporesi
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Tips and information

  • Drink water from a safe source
  • Make your water safer for drinking if needed, by boiling or filtering water
  • Add chlorine to drinking water to kill germs and bacteria if needed
  • Know that solar disinfection uses the sun to make water safer for drinking if needed
  • Use safe toilets and keep them clean
  • Ensure children have access to safe drinking-water and toilets
  • Use a potty (small bowl) for small children and empty it into a safe toilet
  • Stop animals from leaving their droppings where people live or play
  • Remove any droppings immediately 

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