Resources: Natural leaders

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Azra- empowered to help her community with sanitation and hygiene

Case study from Mardan, NWFP, of a 22 year old woman from a very conservative Pathan background, who initially worked as a volunteer hygiene promoter for Integrated Rural Support Programme (IRSP), trained in CLTS, PRA and other approaches and then felt empowered to mobilise awareness around sanitation and hygiene in her communities.
Mohamed Yahya, a CLTS facilitator like no other

Inspiring case study of Mohamed Yahya, who has not let physical limitations get in the way of his enthusiasm, commitment and dedication to become a fulltime CLTS facilitator and contribute to the wellbeing of the communities in the Adrar region of Mauritania.
Read about the CLTS facilitator like no other
Activating field-level CLTS stakeholders in Chikwina

Case study on how various field level stakeholders interact to promote CLTS in their villages, based on the experience in Chikwina Health Centre in Nkhata Bay District
The study looked at Traditional Leaders, Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs, extension staff for health) and Natural Leaders as stakeholders in the CLTS process.
Taking action on inactive CLTS volunteers

Case study from Chitipa District Council on the effectiveness of Natural Leaders and how they can best be utilised for CLTS success. This study presents suggestions for potential changes which can be made regarding support to Natural Leaders so that they can work at scale in Malawi.
By Karina Redick, Junior Fellow 2011, Malawi Water and Sanitation Team, EWB Canada
Chief Macha receives Order of Distinguished Service from Zambian President for his work on sanitation

During a ceremony marking Zambia’s Independence Day, Chief Macha received the title Officer of the Order of Distinguished Service from Zambia’s President Michael Chilufya Sata for his work promoting Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and achieving 100% open defecation free status in his chiefdom in the Choma District in the Southern Province of Zambia. As a traditional leader, Chief Macha has used his status to advocate for improved sanitation with a multitude of stakeholders, from ministers of state to elected councilors, from fellow Chiefs to rural households. But Chief Macha stressed that ‘[t]his achievement is not mine, it belongs to the people of Macha, the people of Zambia.’
Rewards to motivate and sustain the performance of communities and individuals

One pager on rewards for Natural Leaders, community facilitators and communities in Sierra Leone.
Combining CLTS with an Essential Family Practices programme and using performance bonus for facilitators and Natural Leaders

One pager on combining CLTS with an Essential Family Practices programme and using performance bonus for facilitators and Natural Leaders by the Sanitation Directorate and UNICEF Mauritania.
Engaging Natural Leaders in Community-led Total Sanitation in Nigeria

Note by WaterAid Nigeria on the benefits of and strategies for engaging Natural Leaders in CLTS. (2011)

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PACT trains a hundred natural leaders in CLTS

In a bid to foster proper health care in their communities, Partners for Community Transformation (PACT), one of UNICEF’S implementing partners in Sierra Leone, have trained a total of 100 natural leaders in CLTS.
Article in The Torchlight, 12th May 2011
CLTS training manual for Natural Leaders

Training Manual designed by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), UNICEF and GOAL to help support Natural Leaders during the pre-triggering, triggering and follow-up of CLTS communities.
Girls as Natural Leaders in School

Case study of girls becoming champions of sanitation and hygiene in their school in Sissala West District of the Upper West Region in Ghana
Natural Leader's Networking

One pager on Natural Leaders’ networking by Philip Vincent Otieno, Plan Kenya.
Community Approaches to Total Sanitation: Case studies from India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Zambia
This Field Note discusses the evolution of sanitation programming in UNICEF and the origins of CATS (Community Approaches to Sanitation). It examines each of the CATS essential elements and explores their implementation through country case studies. The case studies illustrate a range of methods under the CATS umbrella:
- Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Sierra Leone and Zambia
- School-Led Total Sanitation (SLTS) in Nepal; and
- the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in India.
Piloting CLTS in Papua New Guinea: Training of Trainers in Eastern Highlands Province

A CLTS training of trainers course, was carried out in two locations in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG to build the capacity of non-state actors, health staff and government district staff in hygiene and sanitation promotion.

Read about the background, objectives, outcomes and future plans of the CLTS pilots in PNG

Read feedback from two CLTS champions that emerged
Using Natural Leaders as Community Consultants

by Anupma Verma, Knowledge Links, India

One pager on how Natural Leaders in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand and Meghalaya in India are being used as community consultants to inspire other villages.
Chief Macha's Toilet Revolution

UNICEF Sanitation and Hygiene Case Study #6

Account of how Chief Macha has led the CLTS campaign ‘No shit, please! One family, one toilet.’ in Choma and how this, together with the involvement of other traditional leaders, has boosted efforts to transform rural sanitation in the country.
Quarterly WASH Report UNICEF Sierra Leone

Quarterly newsletter by UNICEF Sierra Leone with many useful updates on progress of CLTS, innovations, natural leader’s achievements and more.
Golden Poo Awards: Call for Nominations for Hygiene and Sanitation Champions

The Golden Poo Awards are being held on 15th October 2009 as part of Global Handwashing Day. As well as screening and awards for animated films on the themes of hygiene and sanitation, there will be awards made to those who have made outstanding contributions to these fields.
Natural Leaders Emerged Through CLTS Approach In Bangladesh (Profile and Market Promotion)

Enamul Huda (2009)

This paper which forms part of the IDS research project Going to Scale? The Potential of Community-led Total Sanitation draws up a profile of Natural Leaders (NL) in Bangladesh and explores their market promotion. It is based on data collected through action research with NGOs such as CARE-SDU, VERC and Dishari (DAM-Plan Bangladesh).
Living Blue and the Nijera Cottage and Village Industries

‘Living Blue’ is the brand name for the textiles that have been produced by Nijera Cottage and Village Industries (NCVI), a private limited company set up by producers to represent the various social enterprises which they own as autonomous financial entities.

‘Living Blue’, a brand that stands for high quality, hand-made products, is an example of how CLTS can build the solidarity and empower communities to engage in other livelihood-related activities beyond sanitation.
Beyond Sanitation

By Nipun Vinayak (2006)

Beyond Sanitation is the story of the CLTS campaign in the Jalna district of Maharashtra, India.
Sharing and Learning Workshop at SACOSAN III report

Continuing a tradition of holding sharing and learning workshops to bring together practitioners, donors, researchers, and others, at high level conferences, IDS organised a One Day Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS in Delhi, prior to SACOSAN III, on the 17th November 2008.

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