Swiss Toilet Organisation

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Swiss Toilet Organisation

Müligass 7

6130 Willisau

Switzerland

Contact person

Karla Schlie

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swisstoilet.org/
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Fields of expertise:
  • Water Policy
  • Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
We focus on awareness raising for sustainable sanitation in Switzerland, particularly among youth. We coordinate the Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland, a joint initiative of the Swiss Toilet Organisation and the Swiss Water Partnership. We offer consultancy on subjects of the human right to water and gender equality in water.
Awareness raising for Sustainable Sanitation. Our main focus consists of bringing the concept of Sustainable Sanitation closer to the public and contributing to spreading the use of sustainable sanitation technologies in Switzerland and around the world. Therefore, awareness-raising is a substantial part of the work of STO, targeting young people in particular. Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland (SJWP-CH). The award aims to incentivise young students to grow an interest in water and sustainability issues and to create interaction opportunities between promising young talents and professionals in the Swiss water sector. The SJWP-CH is hosted by the Swiss Water Partnership and coordinated by Karla Schlie from the STO. The human right to water. 2023 STO ventured into the field of the human right to water thanks to the collaboration of Dr. Élida Villalba Vargas Ebert. STO is a member of the cewas-community and of the Circular Sanitation Network Switzerland VaLoo.

Our publications

Report 2023 – Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland

23. February 2024
We are pleased to share the report on the Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland 2023. The awarded project emerged from the physics and mathematics corner and attracted significant interest.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland winner doing an internship at Xylem.

11. December 2023
The winners of the SJWP-CH 2023 have impressed with their innovative project. Karim Malik was invited by the prize´s long-time sponsor Xylem, Inc. to intern at their facilities in Stockholm.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland 2023

24. November 2023
Karim Malik & Frederick Steinmann were awarded the Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Switzerland 2023. In August, they represented the country by defending their project before an international jury.

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