Background
There has been a great deal of progress in the sanitation and hygiene sector in Ethiopia during the past five years, much of it achieved through the Government’s Health Extension Programme and the subsequent introduction and spread of Community Led Total Sanitation. According to Government figures, about 60% of the total population now have access to sanitation facilities (56% in rural areas). Internationally published estimates are lower (e.g., the 2010 JMP estimates rural sanitation access, including basic and shared facilities, at 29% as of 2008.
