Sierra Leone

The civil war in Sierra Leone devastated the country’s basic infrastructure and weakened the Districts’ capacity to support communities in maintaining WatSan services. As a result, many rural and urban communities lack access to sanitation facilities and remain dependent on agencies and donors. As the Government of Sierra Leone, DFID and UNICEF work together on a five year programme to improve hygiene, sanitation and water supply in the country, Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has been identified as the most promising option for increasing sanitation coverage for one simple reason: it works.
In January and February 2008, Kamal Kar facilitated a series of hands-on training workshops for UNICEF Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Plan UK and Plan Sierra Leone. Workshop participants triggered CLTS in 34 villages.