So why Ghana and why Kumas,i and does this have something to do with poo? These are all good questions and please let me answer them with some questions of my own.

Did you go to the toilet today? Did you go yesterday, the day before, last week? Going to the toilet is important. We don't like to think about it, but we all need to use one. The next question is how far did you have to go to find the toilet. Most likely it was in the house, maybe the next room. When camping I hate having to walk to the loo. I want one at a convenient distance. Lastly how much do you pay for the toilet? I guess that it is part of the water bill, a few hundred pounds a year. Imagine that you had to pay every time you went to the loo. Maybe a pound a time? Imagine how much it would cost you in a year, and that's just you. Not your spouse or children, just you. Spending a penny would be expensive. In the end maybe you would just go I the garden, or in bag and into the bin.

The reason I am in Kumasi is because of this. Here most the poor can't afford to invest in a pit latrine or septic tank. The sewer system is small and expensive. This means that there are only the public toilets which you walk to and pay for each time, or you don't use anything. Kumasi is a big city and this means a lot of poo dumped each day in the streets and waste ground and all the associated health problem this causes. But is not just about the big problem with environmental pollution; it's about the individual people who want the comfort, convenience and dignity that we take for granted. The poor in Kumasi are robbed of their dignity by a sanitation system that fails them every day. It's not right and something should be done about it. So that's why I'm here.