2. He started RestroomAssociation of Singapore
in 1998 to clean up public toilets. After he started
that, he started the World Toilet Organization.
He was reading one morning’s newspaper
where PM Goh Chok Tong mentioned that they will
measure our graciousness according to the
cleanliness of our public toilets. Jack Sim thought
that this was his calling and started Restroom
Association of Singapore. After LianHe Zao Bao’s
report, the public’s response was; “Somebody
ought to have started this long ago.” They liked it.
That was how he was inspired to organize the
World Toilet Organization.
3. He was a businessman at the age 25 y/o and at
40 y/o,
he realized since our average life-span is 80
y/o,
time was the currency of life and he needed to
use it meaningfully with a sense of urgency.
Money becomes not an interesting pursuit
anymore because he could not exchange time
withmoney.It is better to exchange time to
get a more meaningful impact for others.
4. Many are surprised to learn that today there
are 2.5 billion people worldwide, or about 40
percent of all humanity, without access to
improved sanitation (U.N./World Health
Organization, 2008). By contrast, just over a
billion people live without a clean water
supply. While it is encouraging to learn that
more people are securing clean water each
year, it is troubling that the numbers for toilets
are actually getting worse: Fewer people have
toilets each year.
