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ZuLoo Poodcast
What if toilets, poop and sanitation are the hidden forces shaping global health, human dignity, and survival worldwide?
ZuLoo Poodcast is a podcast about toilets, poop, and global sanitation, exploring how sanitation impacts public health, wellness, hygiene, and humanity through funny facts, real stories, and impactful conversations.
👉 Learn more about ZuLoo’s mission and global health sanitation work at https://zuloo.org
Welcome to ZuLoo Poodcast, the podcast that talks openly about poop, toilets, global health and sanitation so the rest of the world doesn’t have to ignore why it matters. Each episode dives into sanitation news, global health conversations, public health insights, and quirky humor to uncover how toilets quietly influence daily life, health outcomes, and human dignity across the globe.
From funny toilet facts and surprising poop trivia to serious discussions about sanitation access, toilet innovation, hygiene education, and public health systems, ZuLoo Poodcast shines a light on one of the most overlooked topics in the world. A topic that affects everyone, everywhere.
Why Listen? Because sanitation affects everything. Health. Education. Gender equity. Environmental sustainability. Economic opportunity.
If you care about public health, global sanitation, wellness, sustainable innovation, or simply love learning unexpected facts that actually matter, this podcast is for you. ZuLoo Poodcast makes complex sanitation issues easy to understand, surprisingly entertaining, and deeply human. You will laugh, learn, and start seeing toilets and sanitation in a completely new way.
What You’ll Hear on ZuLoo Poodcast
✅ Real conversations about global sanitation and public health
✅ Funny, fascinating poop facts and toilet stories
✅ Interviews with sanitation experts, innovators, and impact leaders
✅ Stories showing how toilets impact health, wellness, and human dignity
✅ Insight into the global sanitation crisis and real world solutions
✅ How toilet technology and sanitation innovation are changing lives
This is an educational sanitation podcast that does not sound like a lecture. It is honest, curious, approachable, and grounded in real human stories.
Meet the Hosts
Jocelyn Gardiner
Jocelyn Gardiner is a sanitation advocate and co-host of ZuLoo Poodcast with a passion for storytelling, education, and breaking down taboos around toilets, poop, and hygiene. She brings curiosity, humor, and heart to conversations about sanitation access, public health, and why talking about toilets can actually change lives.
Darin Mangum
Darin Mangum is co-host of ZuLoo Poodcast and a leader in impact-driven conversations around sanitation, wellness, and global health. With a grounded and thoughtful approach, Darin connects real-world sanitation challenges to practical solutions, highlighting how access to safe toilets plays a critical role in improving quality of life worldwide.
About ZuLoo
ZuLoo is on a mission to help solve the global sanitation crisis by improving access to clean, safe toilets and hygiene education. ZuLoo Poodcast is one way the organization raises awareness, sparks conversation, and drives action around sanitation and public health.
ZuLoo Poodcast
Ending Open Defecation: Sanitation, Hygiene & Clean Water Solutions in Nigeria with Shadrack Guusu (#65)
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Sanitation, toilets, and clean water are still out of reach for millions.
Across Nigeria, communities are working to improve sanitation, hygiene, and public health while facing real challenges like system failure, limited infrastructure, and lack of long-term support.
Shadrack Guusu from United Purpose shares how community-led sanitation programs are helping reduce open defecation, improve hygiene, and create sustainable access to toilets and clean water. From achieving open defecation free communities to solving “slippage” and system breakdowns, this conversation breaks down what actually works in global sanitation.
The future of sanitation depends on more than building toilets. It requires behavior change, local ownership, and solutions that last.
In This Episode You Will Learn
✅ How sanitation and hygiene programs help end open defecation
✅ What “slippage” means and why sanitation systems fail over time
✅ The role of community-led sanitation in public health
✅ How clean water access and toilet systems work together
✅ Why sustainable sanitation requires long-term local solutions
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Timestamps
00:00 Sanitation stories, travel, and toilet humor
01:00 Introduction to the ZuLoo Poodcast and mission
01:33 Meet Shadrack Guusu and United Purpose
03:00 Global sanitation work and World Toilet Summit connections
05:00 Marketplace, hygiene products, and sanitation solutions
15:20 Interview begins: sanitation work in Nigeria
17:00 Community-led sanitation and behavior change
20:16 Achieving open defecation free (ODF) communities
22:25 National sanitation impact and government involvement
24:04 The problem of “slippage” in sanitation systems
27:19 Market-based sanitation and sustainable toilet solutions
30:05 Strengthening communities and local sanitation systems
31:31 Global sanitation work across multiple countries
33:00 Challenges with government support and funding
37:40 New water system repair and maintenance model
39:20 Menstrual hygiene and local solutions for women
41:04 Community impact and long-term sanitation change
Key Takeaways
🔹 Sanitation and hygiene are essential for public health and community development
🔹 Ending open defecation requires both behavior change and infrastructure
🔹 Sustainable toilets must be affordable, durable, and locally supported
🔹 Clean water and sanitation systems must work together for long-term impact
Guest Bio
Shadrack Guusu is the Assistant Head of Programs at United Purpose, an international NGO focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives across Nigeria and beyond. He leads programs that support community-led sanitation, clean water access, and sustainable development, helping drive efforts to eliminate open defecation and improve public health outcomes.
Poo-News and Show Notes:
- Connect with Shadrack at shadrack.guusu@united-pu
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