A women's group is on a roll after raising money for toilets in poor nations.

Soroptimist International of East London, which meet at Woodford Memorial Hall, South Woodford, supporting the quirky Toilet Twinning campaign.

The initiative provides clean water, basic latrines and hygiene education in some of the poorest communities in the world.

It invites people from the UK to twin their loo with one in a developing nation.

As part of their project, the group have twinned the toilets of the Woodford Memorial Hall with toilets in a village in Malawi.

Across the world, almost 1,000 children die every day from preventable diseases linked to dirty water and unsafe toilets and that without a toilet at home, women and girls are a target for sexual attack as they go to the toilet in the open, late at night.

Sally Knight, Treasurer of East London Soroptimists, is delighted with the toilet twinning too.

She said: "It’s a fun project, but there’s a serious aim.

"So many women around the world lack proper sanitation, clean water and basic health education.

"Twinning our toilet means that a village in Malawi will have better sanitary provision.

"It might even be life-changing event for some people."

Club President Nimrat Bains added: “New members are always welcome to join our friendly club so, if you are interested to join us or to learn more about the Soroptimists please do get in touch.”

Toilet Twinning chief executive Lorraine Kingsley has praised the group for its work.

She said: "We're so grateful to the East London Soroptimists - and to the many other Soroptimist groups across the country who are supporting us. "Women and girls have most to gain from having a proper toilet - and suffer most from not having one. They are at risk of attack if they have to squat in the bush - and teenage girls miss a lot of lessons when they reach puberty if there are no proper loos at school.

"In the remote and very poor communities where we work, even a simple pit latrine can literally be a lifesaver so the East London Soroptimists can be sure their support will radically transform a family's life."

The club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Woodford Memorial Hall at 7.15pm. Anyone interested in attending a meeting or to find out more about the club, should please contact eastlondonsoroptimists@hotmail.co.uk or get in touch via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SIEastLondon/