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 At the LOO (Let’s Observe
Ourselves) Awards held in November last year, the RAS, Restroom
Association (Singapore) unveiled plans for its new initiative SaniGives,
to better recognise the fellow cleaning attendants. As we embark on our
new journey this year, we are already actively gearing up for SaniGives,
with plans of lobbying the support of more retail partners to raise funds
for the attendants. We also intend to expand the scope of SaniGives to
include public volunteers giving their time to organise appreciation
activities for attendants.
While cleaning attendants play a fundamental
role of maintaining the cleanliness of toilets, owners can also play an
active role of improving the standards of toilets. Happy Toilet
accreditation is the testimony of the owner’s commitment to provide
toilets of recognised standards. We are excited about the Happy Toilet
accreditation of SAFRA Punggol for the first time, which sets a new
milestone of the first recreation club accredited under the Happy Toilet
Programme (HTP). We are equally excited to welcome more SMRT train stations
accredited under the HTP, and we are pretty optimistic all SMRT train
stations in the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines will be
accredited in the future.
With trained
cleaning attendants and committed owners, considerate users will
effectively close the loop for clean toilets. Therefore, user education
is paramount to the sustainability of clean toilets, as we continue to reach
out to the public of all ages and backgrounds. We reached out to preschoolers
from MOE Kindergarten – MOE Kindergarten @ Dazhong - for the first
time under our Happy Toilets @ Preschools Programme for the first time. We
also reach out to working adults. We conducted an educational talk for
staff of Jurong West Primary School prior to an assembly talk for its
students. From the middle of this year, we also aim to organise more
roadshows and exhibitions at shopping malls to reach out to more adults.
As we
continue in our efforts of evolving as a Toilet Hub, we look forward to forging
existing partnerships and creating new ones with government agencies,
educational institutions and private companies to jointly actualise our 5-year
action plan.
Ms Tan Puay
Hoon
President
Restroom Association (Singapore)
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