PISCATAWAY, N.J., Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the
12th annual World Toilet Day — and the first officially
recognized by the United Nations — American Standard celebrates the
toilet with a progress report on its Flush For Good campaign.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131119/CG20152)
American Standard is donating almost a half million
life-improving SaTo sanitary toilet pans throughout Bangladesh.
The donations are expected to improve the lives of 2.5 million
residents of Bangladesh during
2013 and 2014. Installations underway will be complete by the end
of 2014. American Standard is executing the program with partners
BRAC, WaterAid and Save the Children.
Including a new initiative underway for Sub-Saharan Africa,
American Standard expects to provide sanitation solutions for a
total of 5.5 million people by 2017.
The goal of World Toilet Day is to raise awareness about this
critical global health issue and to support the organizations
working to create change. Nearly 40 percent of the world population
― that's 2.5 billion people ― lacks access to safe sanitation.
Every day, 2,000 children die from diseases caused by this lack of
proper sanitation.
This year marks the first time that November 19th was officially
designated World Toilet Day by the United Nations General
Assembly. American Standard is celebrating this recognition
by serving as an official sponsor of the WASH United Celebrate the
Toilet Campaign today.
The Flush For Good initiative provides a SaTo donation from
American Standard for each of its award-winning Champion toilets
sold in the U.S. and Canada in
2013. The same advanced R&D expertise behind the Champion
toilet's top flushing performance enabled the development of SaTo
and supports the current work underway for a Sub-Saharan Africa
solution.
For more information on Flush For Good, visit
www.flushforgood.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN STANDARD BRANDS
American Standard Brands make life healthier, safer and more
beautiful at home, at work, in the community and throughout the
world. Offering total project solutions for residential and
commercial customers around the world with respected brands such as
American Standard®, Jado®,
Porcher®, Safety Tubs®, Crane
Plumbing®, Eljer®, Fiat® and
Decorative Panels International®. American Standard
Brands is owned by Lixil Corporation (TSE Code 5938), a global
building products company. Learn more at www.americanstandard.com,
or follow us at twitter.com/AmStandard,
https://www.facebook.com/AmericanStandardPlumbing.
SaTo™ is a trademark of American Standard Brands.
About WASH United
WASH United is an award-winning international social impact
organization headquartered in Berlin (Germany). Combining the power of sports
superstars, interactive games, fun and positive communication, WASH
United works to change the attitudes of children and adults around
sanitation and hygiene and facilitate behaviour change at scale.
WASH United currently operates in six African countries
(Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,
Lesotho, Tanzania and Uganda) and in India. Learn more at www.wash-united.org.
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