LIXIL Global Sanitation Social Enterprise: Taking SaToPan to Significant Scale

Each year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated withinadequate water supply, sanitation, and hygiene. In 2015, 2.3 billion people still lacked even a basic sanitation service, and 892 million people still practiced open defecation. First developed by LIXIL's American Standard brand, the SATO series features a weighted flap under the seat that seals itself after use. Priced from $2 to $10, depending on model and country, they use as little as 200 ml (less than a cup) of water - 80 percent less water than a flush toilet, put a barrier between fecal waste and people, block odors, flies and other disease vectors, and offer an effective, affordable way to mitigate the dangers and unpleasantness of typical pit latrines.