A Rotary club in Truro has pledged to provide clean water and hygiene in some of the world’s poorest communities by twinning the city’s toilets through collaboration with the charity, Toilet Twinning.

Truro Rotary Evolution Club has set a target of twinning 22 toilets in Truro.

The first seven have already been matched up including at Cherilyn MacKrory's constituency offices, Truro Cathedral, and the 18th Truro (St Georges) Sea Scout Group hut at Boscawen Park with some matching more than one.

According to Toilet Twinning, two billion people across the world still don’t have access to a safe clean toilet.

Toilet Twinning raises funds to provide clean water, safe toilets and hygiene training in some of the poorest communities in the world, often in remote, hard-to-reach areas.

Truro's Member of Parliament, Cherilyn Mackrory, has also agreed to twin the toilets in her constituency office and those toilets have been twinned with a set of toilets in Nigeria.

Cherilyn said: "I'm delighted to be taking part in this great initiative.

"By twinning the toilets in my office this will help contribute to clean water, safe toilets and toilet training in Nigeria.

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"I am pleased to work with the Truro Rotary Evolution Club on this."

Truro’s Rotary Evolution Club is now on the look-out for other facilities across the city to designate as a “twinned toilet.”

Individuals, businesses and community groups are invited to raise money, or nominate a WC for twinning.

Sue Bunt, Project Lead at the Truro Rotary Evolution Club said: "It’s very simple, in return for a £60 donation, you can twin your toilet with a latrine overseas – you will be sponsoring a toilet for a family living in poverty.

"Twinning a toilet would also make a great affordable Christmas gift, your loved one will receive a certificate with a photo of the latrine they have twinned."

Truro Rotary Evolution Club is an inclusive, innovative approach to membership of Rotary - the international service organisation.

The club meets at 10.30am on the first Saturday of each month at the Scout Hut at Boscawen Park, Truro.

It supports both community events and international projects.

To twin your toilet or to find out more please visit: www.trurorotaryevolution.org