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Case Study: Rambusi Community- from damp matchbox and dependency to ODF and ownership

Case study of Rambusi community in Kenya which was initially a ‘damp matchbox’ due to the deeply entrenched dependency syndrome and expectation of subsidy but was transformed when witnessing the neighbouring community Manera’s ODF achievement.
Kochogo ODF Celebrations

by Philip Vincent Otieno, Program Facilitator, Plan Kenya, Homabay

Brief account of the celebrations in Kochogo where three villages were declared ODF on the 19th April 2010. Contains interesting examples of how the communities overcame challenges like collapsing soil (“Where there is a will, there is a way”!), and how a strong crude slogan has helped to spread the message and change behaviour.
Wearing the message, loud and proud- how Manera’s CLTS campaign has inspired and confronted other villages to tackle their shit

An example of how successful CLTS activities in one village can inspire and jump-start neigbouring areas into following suit. The story of Manera also shows the importance of ‘campaigns’ that carry the message of good sanitation and hygiene beyond the boundaries of a given community.
Latest News: In Homa Bay, the shit fire is burning brighter and hotter after ODF celebration.

News update from Philip Vincent Otieno, Plan Kenya, Homa Bay

I am glad to announce to you that once again, Homabay DA has registered
another ODF. Four villages have today been declared ODF following a
fruitful follow up and verification exercise that took place yesterday (23rd March 2010).
Breaking the silence through CLTS- A strategy for empowerment

Mariama Zombo, Community Empowerment Advisor of Plan Sierra Leone describes her experience of CLTS in Sierra Leone, successes, challenges and ways forward.
CLTS in Africa (Mombasa workshop, March 2009)

Plan RESA and IDS held a 5 day CLTS workshop in Mombasa, Kenya, from the 9th -13th March 2009.
World Toilet Day 2008 Celebrations in Kenya

by Frank Marita and Samuel Musyoki, Plan Kenya (November 2008).

From one Open Defecation Free (ODF) village (Jaribuni in Kilifi District) in November 2007 to four as of 19th November 2008, with close to 40 villages awaiting verification to be declared ODF, it is now clear that CLTS is steadily becoming a sanitation success story in Kenya.
Implementing CLTS in Panipat: some issues and experiences

This report by Dr. Amit K Agrawal (2007), the Assistant District Collector (ADC) of Panipat, Haryana, details the introduction and implementation of CLTS in the district and teases out key issues and lessons.
Community Sanitation Campaign: A Study in Haryana

Article by Vikas Gupta and Mahi Pal, published in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) on the 16th August 2008. This article presents a case study of a successful Community-led Total Sanitation Campaign from Bhiwani district in Haryana.
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