Cord 'twins' with Tearfund

Cord has partnered in a joint venture with Tearfund UK to expand the huge success of our innovative Toilet Twinning campaign.

The potty idea with a deadly serious message has seen twinners from 12 countries matched with latrines deep in rural Burundi, where Cord has a programme of rehabilitation for thousands of Burundians returning home after years of civil war.

To date, some 1,425 toilets have been linked, supporting sanitation for families and schools across the remote hill villages of Giharo commune, and all trackable via Google Maps. The campaign has already raised more than £149,000 and is set to expand into Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and hopefully to Haiti.

“Toilet Twinning was a world first and we have achieved a great deal in the past year,” said Cord Chief Executive Brian Wakley.  “By joining with Tearfund we are confident that we can highlight the need for basic sanitation to an even wider audience, and in doing so support both charities in their work with the world’s bottom billion - those who remain the poorest in the world.”

To learn more about Toilet Twinning visit the website at
www.toilettwinning.org.