Category: Updates
A Turning Point for Tandin Dorji
January 6th, 2020A young entrepreneur on the wheelchair, Tandin Dorji said he didn’t have accessible toilet at home, and that he mostly has to use plastic bag as toilet.At the I am an entrepreneur event at RIM, we asked him if our Chabto will be useful to him, he said it will change... readmore
Yalama Apa
December 26th, 2019Bhutan Toilet Org’s animation video is published in a form of a book to target primary school children with a firm believe that to make an immediate and lasting impact with our sanitation and hygiene campaigns we must target the children, because not only are the children our immediate future... readmore
Thank you JK Mini Mart and Dechen Norbuling Tshongkhang
December 16th, 2019JK Mini Mart and Dechen Norbuling Tshongkhang donated over 380 rolls of toilet paper that we would require for 100+ toilets at the National Day Celebration venue. We are indebted to the two shops for their unconditional and continued support. While some donate unconditionally, there are some of us... readmore
MoU is signed between BTO and Zhung Dratsang
December 9th, 2019MoU is signed between BTO and Zhung Dratsang to collaborate as partners to carry out toilet up-gradtion works in Monastic institutions across the country, using SATO technology.Thus far we have covered 26 Monastic schools in three Dzongkhags with amazing results.The toilets in these lobdras and shedras are not only... readmore
Sunday morning discussion with our Samtse Ambassador
November 3rd, 2019ADEO Chencho Tshering, who came all the way to plan for the public toilet and hand wash facilities during Samtse Melam Chenmo.We planned to set up 18 units of SATO toilet for female, 12 units+ 8 urinals for male and install 5 handwashing barrels. On top of that we are... readmore
Monastic Toilet up-gradation
October 28th, 2019ཁྲུས་ཀྱི་ཁང་པ་ཤིན་ཏུ་དྲི་ཞིམ་པ། །གསེར་གྱི་ས་གཞི་གསལ་ཞིང་འཚེར་བ་བསྟར། །– Lord Buddha It was an extremely humbling experience to have Lams and Lopens from some 32 monastic institutions rolling up their robe and getting into the toilet without a speck of hesitation. This group of learned monks are getting trained to install SATO pan and upgrade... readmore
Goodbye to Pit Latrines of Laya
October 21st, 2019Ahead of Royal Highland Festival we are upgrading all the pit latrines in Laya, 3800 m above sea level, to fresh SATO toilets, to ensure that everyone taking part in the festival gets to use good toilets at their farm houses. People in Laya do have toilets but they are all... readmore
2019 University Toilet Day
October 6th, 2019We Bhutanese are known to use strange objects to wipe ourselves clean after using toilet, therefore our college clubs decided to create awareness on the use of tissue paper or water as part of 2019 University Toilet Day. They are spreading the message; “Use Tissue Paper or Water for... readmore
Hopeful End to School Toilet Problems in Paro:
September 28th, 2019The moment we end our training and distribute SATO pan, their work begins.Drukgyel LSS had the privilege of being the host school with 21 units of their old aqua-privy toilets upgraded as part of the training itself.Participants who are school health coordinators and caretakers expressed maximum satisfaction for having... readmore
CHABTO officially launched
August 24th, 2019A toilet that goes to people who can’t go to toilet is called Chabto. It is a very personal portable toilet for health and dignity. This Made in Bhutan toilet is a combination of technologies that is light, strong, water efficient, smell-free, and easy to manage. Hon’ble Health Minister,... readmore
Signing of MoU with Ministry of Education
July 4th, 2019We are honoured to share the news of the landmark signing of MoU with Ministry of Education today. The Secretary and the Director General of the ministry shared their profound faith in the ‘School Toilet Upgradation Project’, which they have seen practically and personally in the schools in Samtse,... readmore
Highway Restroom- A gift from Bank of Bhutan
May 23rd, 2019The two units toilet at Wangsisina is one among many programs BOB undertook as part of their Golden Jubilee Celebration. For the leading bank in the country to invest in public toilet as part of their celebration was historic in itself. Thank you. The facility is inaugurated and handed... readmore
signing of MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) with HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bhutan
March 30th, 2019We are happy to share the news of signing of MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) with HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Bhutan for a 18 month project to strengthen and enhance our network of volunteers to make greater impact. The project is funded by EU through Helvetas Bhutan office. readmore
Update on the School WASH project to Sherig Lyonpo
March 25th, 2019This morning we had the opportunity to update Sherig Lyonpo on the School WASH project we are going to undertake in partnership with #SHND of MoE and UNICEF Bhutan. Within the next one and half year, we are going to upgrade all pit latrines and other old versions of toilet to pour flush... readmore
Audience with Hon’ble Prime Minister
February 8th, 2019Received an audience with Hon’ble Prime Minister, to update him on our activities and share our plans to collaborate with the government in achieving SDG6. We took the opportunity to introduce Ms. Sara Ogawa, JCI APDC to His Excellency. She was instrumental in getting #SATOpan for us from Lixil and support from Saraya... readmore
Ace birder and football obsessed
January 15th, 2019Ace birder and football obsessed Hishey Tshering says that he can sleep anywhere, but when it comes to toilet, he needs a clean and comfortable one.He is so appreciative of what we strive for and therefore committed to contribute Nu.20,000/- annually since last year.We just received his generous donation for the... readmore