Name: Let's talk crap. Seriously.
Uploaded: 2013-04-15T15:00:55Z
Duration: 13 min 48 s
Description: It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination. Get ready for a blunt, funny, powerful talk from journalist Rose George about a once-unmentionable problem.

It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination. Get ready for a blunt, funny, powerful talk from journalist Rose George about a once-unmentionable problem.

Let's talk crap. Seriously.

Access to a safe toilet is not a universal right but a privilege, with 2.5 billion people lacking basic sanitation. Open defecation spreads diseases like diarrhea, which kills more children every year than HIV, TB, and measles combined. Simple toilets can transform health, education, and even energy, yet the topic remains taboo and underfunded. Overcoming this crisis requires conversation, investment, and changing social attitudes.