South Africa: World Toilet Day 2019 - for Learners, a Safe and Clean Toilet Is As Necessary As a Text Book

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In any discussion on the right to education it would be remiss not to acknowledge that violations of this right always hit hardest those who are black, female, poor and live in rural areas. In campaigning for better-quality education for such children, the role of sanitation is central.

In South Africa, the legal framework that sets out the right to education is robust and unambiguous. In the last few years, the courts have gone to great lengths to give substance to what this right to education entails, and it is this same legal framework that informs our work as activists.

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