Not Flushed Down The Toilet

A clean and safe toilet ensures health, dignity and wellbeing. Yet 40 percent of the world’s population, according to the World Toilet Organization, does not have access to toilets. However, every $1 spent on water and sanitation generates a $4.3 return in the form of reduced health care costs.

- AKM Moinuddin

We are talking about Suwon city’s Toilet Culture Museum which spreads knowledge about the importance of toilets throughout the world. Suwon, capital of South Korea’s most populous province Gyeonggi-do, lies 30 km south of Seoul.

The rooftop observatory provides a panoramic view of the Toilet Culture Center, also known as Mr. Toilet House – ‘Haewoojae’ in Korean language. A waving

On the first floor of the museum one can find national and international documents regarding toilet culture from 1950 up to the present day. There are also historical artifacts, videos, and other exciting toilet materials provided by the World Toilet Organization, the Korea Toilet Association and other toiletrelated organizations. On the second floor are artifacts and photographs to remember the passionate life of Sim Jae-duck in his dedication to the Toilet Culture Movement.