Santa is begging Glaswegians to buy a toilet as a Christmas gift for the poor.
It comes as three billion people around the world do not have access to a clean flushing toilet.
Not having a place to go to the loo isn’t just undignified, it’s unsafe, and unhygienic too, and can lead to a whole variety of deadly diseases.
Now for the first time SCIAF is offering working toilets as part of their Real Gifts range, which also includes chickens and sewing machines.
Marking ‘World Toilet Day’ Santa said: “We take it for granted, don’t we? Going to a clean, flushing toilet, but more than three BILLION people around the world don’t have that luxury.
“When shopping this Christmas, forget the bog-standard Eau de Toilette and buy a real toilet!
"Please show you care and help SCIAF – the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund - buy loads of lovely toilets for people in the world’s poorest places.”
Every Real Gift purchased goes to support its work around the world and allows them to use it where it’s needed most.
This year it’s more than doubled its ethical offering from 17 gifts to 37, with cows, wheelchairs, stoves, goats, and more.
Santa added: “Ho, ho, ho, please help people when they need to go. Spend your pennies on a Real Gift this Christmas.”
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) is the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland and a proud member of the Caritas family.
They reach out to communities across the globe who are in need, irrespective of their race, religion or background.
The charity works with those in the world's poorest places to end poverty, protect our common home, and help people recover from disaster.
To find out more, please visit sciaf.org.uk/realgifts
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