Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen reports on the mobile company Vodacom, which has made a pledge to create better clean water and sanitation for South Africa's schools by eliminating pit latrines by 2030.

• Inadequate access to proper WASH facilities impacts 1 in nearly 4 schools in South Africa. What can be done besides eliminating pit latrines? 

• Here's how WASH action can help end malnutrition.

More than 60,000 Global Citizens gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to make their voices heard on a number of issues — from health to inequality — and to witness leaders make financial commitments on the festival stage.

Even as South Africa makes progress towards the Global Goals, not every school in the country provides a safe learning environment, and over the past few years, hundreds of children have drowned in pit latrines.

Global Citizens have taken thousands of actions calling on the private sector to help the South African government eradicate pit latrines.

Global Citizen partner Vodacom has answered the call. Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub announced at the festival that the telecommunications company is partnering with the government to funds its R8 billion sanitation campaign.

“Safety, education, and success of South African children is a top priority for Vodacom.

We find it completely unacceptable that a preventable and fixable issue like pit latrines is holding our children back,” he said.

Read the full article about eliminating pit latrines in South Africa by Lerato Mogoatlhe at Global Citizen.