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RAS awards the World Toilet Day Commemoration Fund (WTDCF) to
15 preschools and schools
In
the months of October and November, 8 preschools, 6 primary and 1
secondary schools will be organising toilet-related activities to
commemorate World Toilet Day (WTD).
All activities to be organised by the 15 preschools and schools correspond
to the list of suggested activities on our website as follows:
· Cleaning attendants' appreciation
· Environmental cleaning (includes toilet cleaning)
· Exhibition/Carnival
· Poster/Song/Video competition
· Learning journey
· Public toilet inspections
· Outreach to other preschools/schools or other community
establishments
It is heartening to see all schools organising appreciation
activities for cleaning attendants while all preschools organising
environmental cleaning to experience the strenuous work of cleaning so as
to better appreciate the effort of cleaning attendants. Through
organising such activities to commemorate WTD, we hope the younger
generation will fully comprehend the importance of sanitation and better appreciate
the quality sanitation they now enjoy as compared to 2.5 billion people still
living without proper sanitation.
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RAS partners with Universal
Sovereign Trading (UST) on a series of activities
RAS
is delighted to welcome the addition of new partner Universal Sovereign
Trading (UST) that will further strengthen our position as a one-stop
solutions provider offering holistic solutions to building owners and
operators. UST has been actively embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and collaborating closely
with RAS not only on mystery Happy Toilet audits but also the Happy Toilets @
Preschools Programme (HTPP) which was launched in February. For the
next three years, 40 preschools stand to benefit from the HTPP at no
cost, owing to UST's kind generosity of funding the HTPP.
 Apart
from funding the HTPP, UST also supported the Pre-school Environmental Education Advisor Networking Session
organised by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on 17th August. A
booth was set up and tissues were distributed to visiting principals and
teachers at the booth. UST also took the initiative to promote the HTPP
and encourage preschools to sign up. UST is the exclusive distributor of
APP tissue products which helps to manage the brand, sales and
distribution of leading tissue brands -- PASEO, LIVI, NICE and Jolly. The
products, which are Green Label Singapore certified, are distributed to
major supermarket chains, commercial buildings, airport, schools,
hospitals and hotels.
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RAS shares its Happy Toilets @
Preschools Programme (HTPP) with principals and teachers
At the Pre-school Environmental Education Advisor
Networking Session organised by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on
17th August, RAS participated for the fifth time since 2010, to promote
its newly launched Happy Toilets @
Preschools Programme (HTPP). During the
presentation to more than 100  principals and teachers, all were enthusiastic to learn
about the announcement made on complimentary HTPP accrediation for the first
40 preschools signing up at the event.
Even before the end of the presentation, queues were already
forming at our booth with more than 40 preschools signing up and the rest
of the preschools placed on a waiting list. Besides
RAS, NEA also invited Early Childhood Development Agency, Singapore
Environment Council and two preschools to share their programmes. RAS
also set up a booth to showcase its HTPP and its partner, tissue
distributor Universal Sovereign Trading, was also present to display its
range of PASEO products. Samples were distributed to visiting principals
and teachers who signed up for the free HTPP accreditation.
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RAS certifies first bus interchange
under the Happy Toilet Programme (HTP)
Our survey for the past three years
continued to reveal bus interchanges as one of the dirtiest – third
dirtiest after coffeeshops and hawker centres – toilet locations. However,
the toilets at Yishun Bus Interchange now stand apart from the rest having
been awarded a 4-star rating under the HTP
by
offering  user-friendly
facilities for wheelchair users, babies, children and the elderly. The toilets
are also adorned with plants and decals of distinguished cartoon
characters such as Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse and Pooh Bear.
The Happy Toilet certification of the
first bus interchange signifies a crucial milestone for the HTP. With the
construction of better air-conditioned bus interchanges, we hope more bus
interchanges will participate in the HTP to offer quality toilets to the commuters.
In 2013, the HTP achieved another crucial milestone with the
certification of 11 Circle Line MRT stations which was followed by 6 more
MRT stations in the city area.
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