About Us

Smol Haos Toilet Project is a nonprofit organization increasing health and education access through safe sanitation at schools and clinics.

We are dedicated to expanding education and health access across the South Pacific. We partner with schools, clinics, and community centers throughout Vanuatu to ensure every person has access to safe, clean, and dignified sanitation facilities.

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Private donors fund our operations so that every cent you give is dedicated to increasing sanitation access.

give a $HT

100% to projects.

0% to overhead.

Private donors fund our operations so that every cent you give is dedicated to increasing sanitation access.

What's with Smol Haos?

Smol Haos Toilet Project isn't just a name - it's our manifesto!

Smol Haos

In Vanuatu, Smol Haos is the local term for a toilet. It is a salute to the people we serve and a constant reminder of where our story began.

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Toilet

We believe a toilet is the ultimate catalyst for change. It is the foundation of how we are improving public health and the key to keeping kids in school.

Project

Our work is never “finished.” This term highlights the ongoing nature of our mission—the belief that we can always improve, scale, and reach one more community.

By the numbers

Reality and Results

3.4 Billion People

lack access to private, safely managed sanitation

This isn’t just about toilets—it’s about health. Without facilities that safely dispose of waste, entire communities remain at risk. The SHT Project bridges this gap by bringing secure, managed solutions to the South Pacific.

427 million children

Attend school without a usable toilet

With 33% of primary and secondary schools lacking basic hygiene services, we aren’t just building toilets—we are building a foundation for better health and higher graduation rates.

 

For 1.5 Billion people

a trip to the clinic is a risk

Because these facilities lack secure sanitation, patients face delayed healing, malnutrition, and a loss of basic dignity. We provide the infrastructure needed to turn these clinics into truly safe spaces for recovery and health.

Our Impact

The Power of Proof

In a community where 1 in 50 infants didn’t survive their first year, the local clinic sat unusable. We stepped in with a $35,012 investment in sanitation and infrastructure.

The result?

2,700 patients treated.

90 babies born in a safe, clean environment.

0% overhead from public donations.

These are the results of our first 9 months of completed work. We’ve proven it works—now it’s time to scale. This year, we’re doubling these numbers.

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A woman dies every 2 minutes from maternal complications
Over 80% are preventable

Two weeks after we finished our first clinic—and for the first time in three years—a nurse was on duty when Collete arrived. We couldn’t stop the heartbreak of a mother losing her child, but we could stop the loss of the mother herself.

Had the clinic remained closed, Collete would have bled out on her kitchen floor while her family watched helplessly. Because our work exists, she is alive today. Our brand may be jovial, but our mission is not: we build so that in a crisis, no one is left alone.

Because "Just in Case" Shouldn't Mean Leaving Home

For women like Betti, a “safe birth” used to mean leaving their island and family for months at a time. We changed that for a community of 10,000.

By restoring their maternity ward and clinic, we eliminated the agonizing choice between family support and medical safety. Betti’s son was born in a clean, modern facility just minutes from her home. This is why we build. We provide the infrastructure that keeps families together and keeps mothers and babies safe.

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