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In pictures: New loos for old

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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World Toilet Day highlights the plight of five million children who die every year from sanitation-related diseases. This year 10 volunteers from the UK visited a school in Peru to build a new toilet block.

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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This was the original toilet at a nursery school in the shanty town of Pachacutec. It had no flush and the wooden cover was used to contain the stench.

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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Young volunteers from Platform2, run by the charity Christian Aid and funded by DFID, dug a pit, cemented the base and used bricks to build a silo to store the waste for up to two years.

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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For 10 weeks the volunteers - from Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle - worked on the project, and here put the finishing touches on the outhouse, to provide privacy and shelter.

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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Children played around the bricks as building work took place. As well as new facilities, they will be taught about the importance of hand-washing in keeping themselves healthy.

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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The finished block has three toilets, three wash basins and a urinal - a vast improvement on the previous toilet, which volunteer Aniqah Adamjee, 22, of Surrey, described as 'horrific".

New toilets built at a school in Peru for World Toilet Day

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For many children at this nursery, the new block provides their first access to separate cubicles and clean facilities. All photos by Farzaan Patel and Platform2.

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