Programme · Thimphu

Bhutan

A public toilet and bathing complex at Thimphu, run for thirty years — and girl-led sanitation clubs in its schools.

The complex seen from the road, a long single-storey building with a painted timber cornice and a corrugated roof, parked cars in front and forested hills behind — The complex from the road at Thinsphee T. C., Thimphu

Sanitation in Thimphu

Thirty years of public sanitation

The Sulabh Toilet Complex at Thinsphee T. C., Thimphu, was constructed and maintained by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation for a period of thirty years, commencing on 13 May 1992.

The facility was established to provide essential public sanitation and bathing services, to promote personal hygiene, and to improve public health and cleanliness in the area. It reflects a commitment to accessible sanitation and to community welfare.

Opened: 13 May 1992, maintained for thirty years
Toilet seats: 6 for men, 6 for women, 4 for children
Bathing and urinals: 2 bathing facilities for men, 1 for women, 4 urinals
Partner: Sulabh International Social Service Organisation

Inside schools, we rely on girls themselves.

The Sulabh Sanitation Club is a girl-led movement in which young people promote hygiene and menstrual health among their classmates. Clubs run in Bhutan and Nepal, and in South Africa, where a school committee piloted ownership of its own toilets and sanitation.

Menstrual hygiene

The entrance courtyard of the complex, with the Sulabh Toilet Complex signboard above the open doorway and carved timber window screens along the wall — The signboard above the entrance to the complex

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