MANAVTA # GIVE A SHIT

Nepal is nestled on the Himalayan Plateau and it

is one of the natural beauties of our world.

Since 2008, after the end of a painstaking civil war, Nepal has progressed towards social and democratic reform. In a country where a significant portion of the population struggles for a bucket of water, most villages are using precious water resources to flush excreta and urine – turning rivers and water bodies into open sewers. Open defecation is a common practice and leading cause of many waterborne diseases.

IN NEPAL DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SANITATION

WHY NEPAL?

THE STRAIGHT FACTS

THE SAD FACTS

THE FUN FACTS

19 MILLION PEOPLE

ARE ESTIMATED TO BE LOST EVERY YEAR DUE TO WASH RELATED DISEASES

443

MILLION SCHOOL DAYS

IN NEPAL DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER

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3.

6 MILLION PEOPLE

HAS ACCESS TO HYGIENIC TOILET FACILITIES

ON

LY 45% OF NEPAL

13,000 children die every year due to

diarrhoea-related diseases

Poor sanitation is responsible for 70 percent of

childhood illnesses with nearly 10 million cases of

diarrhoea among children under five every year

Improved sanitation facilities have a particlarly

positive impact on the education opportunties of young

girls who are disproportionately affected by the lack

of privacy and cleanliness during their period

Black outs, called

load-shedding, are a way

of life here, for up to 16

hours every day.

MARIJUANA GROWS ABSOLUTELY

EVERYWHERE!

Cows have the right of

way in traFFIC.