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RAS gears up for World Toilet Day (WTD)
Prior to designation of 19
November as World Toilet Day (WTD) by the United Nations General Assembly,
RAS had been planning to organise the inaugural Singapore WASH
Conference, LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Carnival and Hawker
Centre Happy Toilet Cleanup to commemorate WTD. Key highlights of the
conference are the LOO Awards ceremony and
the third edition of the Guide to Better Public Toilet Design &
Maintenance which was first published in 1999.
Apart from RAS,
organisations presenting at the conference are Association of Consulting
Engineers (ACES), Building & Construction Authority (BCA), Lien Aid,
National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore Workforce Development Agency
(WDA) and World Toilet Organization (WTO). With HDB as the venue sponsor,
the LOO Carnival will be held at five shopping malls from 21 October to
24 November to raise public awareness about World Toilet Day. The key
message this year is “Ignite a SPARK – Share, Promote &
Adopt Restroom Kindness”. 51 hawker centres under the Happy Toilet
Programme (HTP) were invited to participate in a Happy Toilet Cleanup on
World Toilet Day. Members of Parliament (MPs) were also invited to helm
the cleanup at their respective constituencies where the hawker centres
are located.
[Media Release]
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RAS certifies
first preschool and more government buildings under the Happy Toilet
Programme (HTP)
With
more preschools stepping up its hygiene standards against possible
outbreaks such as the Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HFMD), RAS has been activity engaged by preschools to not
only provide educational talks to its preschoolers but also certify its
toilets as Happy Toilets. The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Yew Tee
Preschool is the first preschool to do so. The other educational
institution onboard the HTP is BCA Academy.
 As
for government buildings, Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)
Building is the 8th government building on board the HTP. RAS is
anticipating more government buildings to follow suit. We will soon see
another additional government building namely the Singapore Examinations
And Assessment Board (SEAB) on board the HTP soon. Other government
buildings that have participated in the HTP for the past 3 years are from
Ministry Of The Environment And Water Resources (MEWR), Ministry Of
Manpower (MOM), Health Promotion Board (HPB), JTC Corporation (JTC) and
National Environment Agency (NEA).
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RAS shares its
campaign efforts with internet channel Toggle
On 26th July, a crew team
from Toggle Talk arrived at RAS
office for an interview filming session with RAS. One of the talk show episodes
covered the topic on campaigns in Singapore. RAS was invited to share its
views not only about campaigns in Singapore but also its self-initiated
campaigns over the years. RAS shared about its first initiated LOO (Let’s Observe
Ourselves) Campaign which was launched in 2008 and the LOO
@ Heartlands Campaign in 2010. The launch of the above campaigns also
underscored RAS’ ground efforts in reaching out to owners, cleaners
and public users to each fulfil their roles.
 Apart from sharing its
campaigns, RAS also showcased its other campaign-supporting initiatives
such as its LOO
Whiz Facebook game and LOO Connect Android smartphone app which had been actively engaging the
public. RAS concluded its interview and reiterated campaigns were
launched as a timely initiative to raise public awareness to take certain
ownership. No one would have suffered from campaign fatigue if everyone
has been actively taking ownership and playing their part. Toggle is an
interactive service that integrates your online and traditional TV
entertainment experience by delivering content across multiple devices
such as smart phones, tablets and connected TVs, allowing viewers to stay
engaged wherever they are.
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RAS
promotes some of the decorated washrooms of its school
partners
Have you ever stepped into a
washroom and were greeted by cute kittens? Opened a cubicle door and got
blown away by beautiful paintings of  Singapore’s world
renowned attractions? RAS now offers all our readers a peek into what
some schools have done to decorate their washrooms. Using some examples
from Jiemin Primary, Unity Primary and Bedok Green Primary, RAS hopes that other schools and
perhaps some offices might use these examples to inspire them also
decorate and enhance their washroom spaces.
One of Jiemin
Primary School’s many decorated washrooms has its walls adorned
with pictures of adorable kittens. This volume of cuteness is certain to
be a good fix for any person in a foul mood. By the way, these
decorations are mounted onto the walls of a boys’ toilet. Unity
Primary School students have demonstrated their artistic prowess in
painting cubicle doors with pictures of Singapore’s famous
attractions and landmarks. The Night Safari, Merlion
and even those spikes of the Esplanade ‘Durian’ are clearly  featured. As for Bedok Green Primary school, its students have adopted
the characters of the animated movie ‘Despicable Me’ to help
spread its messages of washroom cleanliness and using such popular
culture to assist with gentle reminders certainly helps. Stay tuned for
more featured decorations and school projects in subsequent issues.
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