The Beautiful Toilet Project
The Children Had Three Wishes:
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Safe
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Not smelly
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Use very little water
“We’ll fall in and drown.”
– Child at Lingelihle ECD Centre
Children are often too scared to use the toilets currently available at their centres. Imagine trying to learn, play, and grow while holding in your need to go – all day long. That’s the daily reality for many under-fives in Ngqushwa.
The Solution Chosen By the Children & Practitioners:
Eco Dry Toilets by Sanitation Ambassadors
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Odour-free
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Water-saving
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Low-maintenance
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Compost-generating
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Built with handwashing basins and water harvesting systems
Each unit includes:
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3 Toilets
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Urinals
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Handwashing station
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Rainwater tank
Cost per Full Toilet Block:
R250,000
(US$13,731 / £10,286)
What’s Been Done So Far?
Thanks to our generous donors, over 200 children now have access to beautiful toilets at their ECD centres!
Ndolwethu Educare Centre
(Thank You Paplewick School)
Lingelihle Educare Centre
(Thank You Beverley Hills School)
Komkulu Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Maxhego Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Ithembelihle Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Elonwabeni Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Cheletyuma Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Siphumelele Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Sakhisizwe Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Embekweni Educare Centre
(Thank You VIN, Kay Kim, Peggy Goulding & Rhea Morgan)
Masithembe Educare Centre
(Thank You Rhea Morgan, Peggy Jennings and Kay Kim)
Main Building
New Toilets
Inkwenkwezi Day Care Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Main Building
New Toilets
Masake Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
Main Building
New Toilets
Ncedolwethu Edu Care Centre
(Thank You Papplewick School)
Sophumelela Educare Centre
(Thank You Ubunye Challenge)
But We’re Not Done Yet.
We aim to build eco-toilets at every remaining ECD centre in need:
Sinothando
ECD Centre
Main Building
Current toilets are buckets
Sophakama Educare Centre
Mthonjeni
Educare Centre
Main Building
Current Toilet
Beacon of Hope Educare Centre
Nkululo
Day Care Centre
Main Building
Current Toilet
Mpezo
Educare Centre
Main Building
Current Toilet
Bongweni
Day Care Centre
Nomzame
Day Care Centre
Zwelitsha
Day Care Centre
Tarfield Creche
Main Building
Current Toilet
Will You Help?
Every contribution brings us closer to giving every child a clean, safe, and beautiful toilet.
Help Us Fill Sinothando ECD Centre’s Toilet!
Every donation helps us build one full eco-toilet block for an ECD centre – and you’ll be part of the picture.
EMPTY BOWL
GETTING STARTED
100% FUNDED
HALFWAY
NEARLY THERE
You?
From the Empty Bowl to 100% Funded, we’re tracking our goal of R250,000 visually.
Each donation fills the toilet a little more – and every major donor is celebrated right here with a splash of colour and a big thank you.
What We Commit To Deliver:
Direct connection to impact
You’ll receive regular updates through blog posts, live content, and opportunities to visit ECD centres – so you can see the difference your support is making, in real time.
Lasting access to safe sanitation
Your contribution helps over 900 young children gain sustainable, safe, and dignified toilets – creating long-term change in how ECD centres operate and care for their learners.
A proven, replicable model
This project is designed to be shared. We’ll document and demonstrate the process so other NGOs, schools, and communities can adopt the same successful approach.
A community of practice and support
We offer expert facilitators, practical tools, and a growing support network to guide others in building eco-toilets and improving early learning environments across the country.
Donate Now
Help us build a new eco toilet block at Embekweni Educare Centre.
Every contribution takes us one step closer.
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Buy One Eco-Toilet Block
R250,000
(US$13,731 / £10,286)
Fund an entire toilet unit for an Early Childhood Development centre – including 3 dry toilets, urinals, handwashing stations, and a rainwater harvesting system. This eco-friendly, low-maintenance solution provides safe, dignified sanitation for 20+ children and transforms their daily learning environment.