MIR GHULAM SHAH, 3 March 2008 (IRIN) - Until just a year ago Jan Bibi and her five daughters aged 6-18 began their day by getting up before sunrise, walking a couple of hundred metres from their home to a filthy enclosed communal space, digging a small hole and relieving themselves. The alternative was to find some thick bushes and tell someone to watch out for prying eyes.
In this primitive manner the women of Mir Ghulam Shah village in Sanghar District, Sindh Province, 300km east of Karachi, answered nature’s call.
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Dharmapala Senaratne // May 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm
India has had a culture of open air toilets over the millinia. The situation in Sri Lanka is not that bad but not up to the mark.
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