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Jamaican Toilet Summit

Friday, November 17, 2017
9:00 AM 3:00 PM 09:00 15:00

The Source Farm / The University of Technology Room LT50, Shared Facilities Complex, Papine Campus Port Townsend Jamaica (map)

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Organized by PHLUSH Board President Hayley Joyell Smith. Download flyer as pdf.

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RT @FSM_Fail: In very exciting news, "Blunders, Bloopers and Foul-ups: A #WASH Gameshow" will be returning for its third run at t… https://t.co/rFFeqTEZyx
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Thank you to @sindos_cc for welcoming us with such kindness and generosity! ・・・
It’s always important to be reminded of good hygiene practices, especially those surrounding poop. Yes, you read that correct. 🧻🧼🚽😄
Thanks @poop_project for teaching our kids about how the body digests food and why it’s important to always wash your hands.
#Repost with @get_repost
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#health #cleanbody #refugee #poop #education #ngo

I’m so grateful for the global sanitation community! Despite the delicious food, fascinating culture, gorgeous architecture, etc etc - the best part of traveling is always the people I get to meet and learn from along the way.
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In the top left corner, Dr. @bindeshwarpathak , legendary founder of @sulabh.international .
Top right, @vijaychariar building waterless loos, compost systems and biological cleaners with @ekameco .
Bottom right chatting with #WASH specialists Swathi and Shalini at @unicefindia .
Bottom left with Ashwani, designer and waterless urinal manufacturer with @basicshit_org (cuz India is under major water stress). .
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#sanitation #water #toilet #sdgs2030 #swachhbharat #network #friends

Overnight train from Varanasi to Agra. 3.5 hrs down...7 to go...
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1. My current view and surroundings. Each of these sleeping cots is one ticket, yet has two or three people. @larabloch and I are sharing one because there was a family of five on one of the three we had bought. People are all over the floor, sitting at the entrance. The travel agent in the airport told us it would be an adventure...he was right! #incredibleindia indeed...
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2. @shawmel80 warned me about it, but I couldn’t have anticipated this exact thing. But maybe the train station should have been an indication of things to come. .
3. A cow waving our train on its way. I believe this holy bovine is thinking, “See ya later, suckers!”
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#india #varanasi #agra #train #indiantrain #cultureshock #ohthehumanity #hopeidonthavetopee

Friends and food!
Every meal I have eaten has been better than the last. India outdoes itself infinitely!
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1. An incredible dinner at @masalasam.chembur with new friends @gopsi_k and @nishkamath . The. Food. Was. AMAZING! Matched only by the company, their wit, wisdom and generosity. Someone told me that, in Hinduism, guests are a kind of demigod. As the feast continued well beyond this, they made me believe. With tripmate @ilanaperitt
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2. Enlarged for detail. Two kinds of spices on that idli, two different sambar (i think), a traditional coconut chutney and an experimental new coconut pineapple chutney edging its way into the plate. #MakeRoom
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3. I was told by many to try the Parsi cuisine in Mumbai. More on that culture in another post, but for now please enjoy dinner from Cafe Military. @raroundtheworld had egg pulav and mutton kheema - ground lamb meat in a rich sauce spices with coriander and enjoyed on top of that fluffy bread. What I really enjoyed was the chicken farcha that came next; basically fried chicken with masala spices. It was so good I refused to pause and take a picture, so I give you this one as a substitute 🤤😋🥰
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4. Caramel custard for dessert! Ie Parsi flan. #delicioso
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5. Bhelpuri with my new and dear friend Siddhanth. Fried crackers with veggies, puffed rice, spicy green chutney and sweet /sour tamarind sauce. #streetfood
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6. Your moment of zen: the most delicious coffee from Masalasam poured back and forth from a tall to shallow vessel in order to blend and cool it. I n s l o w m o t i o n . . .
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#india #indianfood #feast #desifeast #masala #idli #parsi #chickenfarcha #mumbai #bombay #chembur #coffee #bhelpuri #flan #dessert #kheema #pulav

I’m in India! Here volunteering with @gabrielprojectmumbai and @jdcentwine for three weeks and then traveling for a week after!
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1. Me with Buddha outside the children’s museum in Mumbai.
2. The bathroom in our hostel. #AllinOne #bidetmagic
3. The bedroom. We decided to push the small beds apart, and not to share the large bed. Still, we’re more privileged than the two night guards; they sleeping on the floor of the office when I arrived in the wee hours, and had to roll up their mats in order to check me in.
4. We’re here during monsoon season. #ohJoy
5. This sticker was on the inside of the toilet lid. Note the translation of seat as “butt plate.”
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#India #Mumbai #Bombay #Colaba #travel #volunteer #volunteerism #buddha #siddarthagautama #weather #monsoon #toilet #hostel #hostellife

So many things to straddle at the Abu Dhabi airport...but only one will spray your bum! .
Just a stopover. Hit you up soon from my next destination...
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#travel #airport #abudhabi #bidet #camel #toilet #bathroom

Have you thought about how caste distinctions might follow someone to a new country?
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Thank you Phillip Martin and @wgbh for this excellent piece exploring Caste in America. And to @pulitzercenter for welcoming me to hear about it at #PulitzerBeyondReligion
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https://www.wgbh.org/news/international-news/2019/02/25/surajs-shadow-wherever-he-goes-his-caste-follows-even-in-america
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#journalism #journalist #beyondreligion #caste #india #dalit #dignity #sanitation #realnews #washingtondc #publicradio #npr

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