Every year on November 19th, we recognize the necessity of something that we don't often speak about: the toilet. World Toilet Day exists because 3.5 billion people still don’t have access to a safe toilet, and the impact is deepest among the poorest communities, especially for women and girls. (UN-Water, 2025).

The theme for this year is: In a changing world, one thing is constant: we will always need the toilet. In fact, this theme couldn’t be more relevant for Safisana in Ghana. As climate change accelerates and populations grow, many sanitation systems, especially in non-sewered urban areas, can no longer cope. As a result, floods, droughts, infrastructure failures, and unsafe disposal of human waste are putting millions of people at risk. 

For communities like Ashaiman, these global issues are daily realities, and the Safisana Solution works to solve them locally. 

Why World Toilet Day Matters in Ghana

Unsafe sanitation remains one of Ghana’s most persistent public health challenges. Open defecation, overflowing public toilets, untreated fecal waste, and polluted water bodies contribute to preventable diseases and degradation of the environment. 

How the Safisana Solution fits into World Toilet Day

At Safisana, we believe that ‘Your Poop is Power’. Every day, we work together with fecal waste truck drivers and public toilet operators to transform toilet and organic waste into valuable products: renewable natural gas, green electricity, and organic fertilizer. Our circular system keeps communities healthy and the environment clean.

In short, Safisana’s replicable circular economic model offers a future-ready sanitation solution for fast-growing urban areas like Ashaiman by protecting public health, preventing environmental pollution, capturing harmful gases, producing organic fertilizer, and supporting Ghana’s green transition.

Future-ready sanitation: A sneak into our impact in Ashaiman last year, 2024-2025

Thanks to the community and SME’s we work with: 

• 23000+ people accessed safe sanitation supported by Safisana
• 6800+ tonnes of fecal waste were safely collected and treated, which would otherwise pollute Ashaiman
• The waste we treat was converted into renewable energy, helping power homes and businesses
• Every tonne of fecal waste produced organic fertilizer that strengthens local soils and food production

The United Nations calls for urgent investment in sanitation systems that are accessible to all, resilient to climate shocks, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and supported by strong, long-term systems. Safisana is proud to contribute to that vision. 

World Toilet Day 2025 in Ashaiman

This World Toilet Day, we are celebrating the health, dignity, climate resilience, and the power of circular solutions through a sanitation awareness class with school children in Ashaiman. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more about the daily lives and stories of community members, toilet operators, truck drivers, and farmers who help make the Safisana model a reality. 

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