Suwon City and World Toilet Organization to Build 'Suwon Toilet' in Laos

Restroom Built in Laos

Gyeonggi Suwon City and the World Toilet Association (WTA) built the 'Suwon Toilet' on Mount Phousi in Luang Prabang, Laos, and held a completion ceremony on the 15th (local time).

Luang Prabang, the former capital of Laos, was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995.

Mount Phousi, considered a 'sacred mountain' by local residents, is the central tourist attraction of Luang Prabang, and the Kamyong Village located on Mount Phousi is home to about 300 residents. More than 1,000 local residents and visitors visit Mount Phousi daily, but there was only one public restroom at the entrance in front of the Royal Palace Museum.

The Suwon Toilet was built on a 45.6㎡ site next to Wat Tam Phousi (Phousi Cave Temple) halfway up the northern entrance of Mount Phousi.

It is equipped with 2 men's restrooms, 2 urinals, 2 women's restrooms, 1 family restroom, 4 washbasins, a storage room, and a water tank for drought preparedness. Construction began in October and was recently completed.

Shim Young-chan, WTA director, said, "Suwon City and WTA are promoting the installation of clean public restrooms so that toilets can be established as a universal human right," adding, "We are pleased that local residents and visitors to the temple and Mount Phousi can now use clean and safe restrooms."

Since 2008, WTA has supported the construction of public restrooms in 12 locations across 9 countries in Africa and Asia, including Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Mongolia, and Cambodia, and with the completion of the 'Suwon Toilet' in Laos, it has built public restrooms in 49 locations across 19 countries.

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