Dignified Mobile Toilets

Dignified Mobile Toilets (DMT) is a mobile public toilet system created in 1992 by Isaac Durojaiye (a.k.a. Otunba Gaddafi).[1][2] Known by the slogan "shit business is serious business!";[3] it was the first in Nigeria, initially conceived as a solution to providing human comfort during outdoor parties, events and other social gatherings.[4] The mobile toilets are manufactured in Nigeria, and rented or sold in Nigeria and other West African countries. After its inception, DMT aimed at reducing the public toilets deficit and improving sanitation particularly among residents in the city of Lagos.[5][6][7][8][9] DMT now plans to recycle human waste to biogas.[10]

References

  1. "OTUNBA GHADAFI: How one man turned shit into big business". Millionaire. July 15, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. Adeniyi Adekunle; Olakunle Kasumu (2005). Even here, even now: inspiring stories, lessons, and smart advice from 12 leading entrepreneurs and visionaries in Nigeria. AwakeAfrica. ISBN 9789780673345.
  3. Kofoworola Bello Issue (May 5, 2016). "Toilets!". The Nation. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. "WHY I WENT INTO TOILET BUSINESS- DUROJAIYE". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. "Mobile toilets big business in Nigeria". YouTube. CNN. 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. "Toilets in Nigeria (III)Thinking of bio gas". Daily Trust. Media Trust. November 28, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. "Answering the call of nature in Lagos". BBC. November 16, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. Constant Beugré (2016). Social Entrepreneurship: Managing the Creation of Social Value. Taylor & Francis. p. 52. ISBN 9781136655869. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  9. "Lucrative s**t! How some individual profit from lack of toilets". Tribune. November 20, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  10. Meana Kadri (December 3, 2010). ""Shit is Serious Business" – Wagon Toilets". OpenIDEO. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
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