Coventry City Football Club board back Toilet Twinning

The Ricoh Arena and Coventry City have twinned the club’s boardroom toilets at the multi-purpose venue with a school toilet block in Burundi.

It is part of the World’s First Toilet Twinning project which is being run by Leamington-based charity Cord to transform the lives of people who have returned to Burundi after their country’s civil war.

A framed photo of School Latrine Block Number Six in Giharo, Rutana Province which will provide sanitation for over 500 children has been placed in the gent’s of the club boardroom.

Daniel Gidney, chief executive of the Ricoh Arena, said this was a fun scheme with a serious message.

“This is an idea that is literally saving lives,” he said. “Burundian people are starting to return to their country having sought sanctuary in refugee camps in Tanzania for the last 15 years.

“Land has been desecrated and infrastructure severely damaged and building toilet blocks in schools are part of the rebuilding process.

“This twinning will make a real difference and I would encourage other organisations in the region to get involved.”