Marriage Advice

Speaking at the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Ghana’s Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, warned single Ghanaian women not to marry men who have no toilet facilities in their homes because, as she said, “sanitation gives all of us dignity”.

Public toilet designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas (OMA) & photographer Erwin Olaf, at Reitemakersrijge canal in Groningen, Netherlands. Photo: Gerardus/Wikimedia Commons.

Arcovazzia Bowl

The Cloaca Maxima, the large sewage system that the Romans built through the heart of their capital, was the first of its kind, and in an odd tribute to that extraordinary people, is still functioning today (as is its equivalent in York). The Romans built collective toilets, similar to the one above. Photo: Roger Wood/Corbis.