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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
The role of health surveillance assistants in CLTS in Malawi

Case study on the effects of integrating CLTS into routine Health Surveillance Assistant (HSA) work (the extension staff for the health department) in Salima district, based on action research carried out at the Maganga Rural Health Centre.
World Toilet Day in Siaya

Read Philip Vincent Otieno’s account of the World Toilet Day celebrations in Siaya county, which included songs, dance, drama, comedy and poems to raise awareness of the dangers of open defecation.
Shared sanitation, hygiene information and tales (S.S.H.I.T)- Kenya's monthly CLTS newsletter

New CLTS newsletter produced by the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, supported by Plan Kenya, SNV, WSP and the CLTS Foundation. Includes interviews, news and articles relating to CLTS in Kenya.
You can subscribe to the newsletter directly via the CLTS Kenya website
Trigger: Annual Report for the Pan African CLTS project

Trigger is an Annual Report for the Pan African project Empowering self-help sanitation of rural and peri-urban communities and schools in Africa. It includes background information about the project, overviews of the 8 countries’ activities and progress as well as many interesting photos.
Partnering on the Road Towards Achieving Total Sanitation in East Africa

In East Africa, access to basic sanitation remains low, and intensive work is needed across the region to achieve sustained scaling up of sanitation. Determining how governments and non-governmental agencies can work together more effectively to achieve this goal is essential. This Learning Note highlights a learning exchange held for representatives from the Government of Tanzania and six non-governmental organizations. An initial outcome included consensus on a set learning questions to expand the knowledge base in areas such as equity and inclusion, sanitation marketing, and monitoring and evaluation.
WSP, November 2011
CLTS spreads in Bombali, Northern Sierra Leone

Short write up on Plan’s CLTS activities in Bombali District, Sierra Leone which form part of the five year Pan African programme Empowering self-help sanitation of rural and peri-urban communities and schools in Africa
Participatory Follow-Up Tools: The Shit and Shake and Calculating Ingested Shit

One pager by Karina Redick, Engineers Without Borders Canada on Participatory Follow Up Tools for CLTS
Recommendations for Health Surveillance Assistants implementing CLTS in Malawi

One pager by Alex Hockin, Engineers Without Borders Canada on Recommendations for Health Surveillance Assistants implementing CLTS in Malawi
The Role of Competitions in Achieving Open Defecation Free Communities

One pager by Vivian Mau, Engineers Without Borders Canada on Using competitions as an additional tool to motivate communities to achieve ODF
Succès avec l’ATPC dans la Région Anosy!

Maintenant plus de 125 personnes utilisent leurs propres latrines à Vatambe et Emagnevy dans la Commune Rurale de Mahatalaky après un déclenchement de l’ATPC (Assainissement Totale Piloté par la Communauté) réalisé par l’ONG Azafady l’année dernière. Cette mise à jour pour le réseau Diorano-WASH de Madagascar rend compte des leçons tirées de l’initiative pilote de l’ATPC.

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CLTS in the Buvuma Islands (video)

Film on CLTS in the Buvuma Islands of Uganda by Matthew Wolfer
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Report from Training of District Assembly and other Extension Staff in CLTS

Report from the CLTS Training of District Assembly and other Extension Staff in Community-Led Total Sanitation which was held between the 3rd and the 16th April 2011 in Kasseh-Ada, Dangme East District GAR, Ghana, under the Local Service Delivery and Governance Programme.
Innovative Approaches to Implementing CLTS in an Urban Setting in Ghana

Lessons, challenges and opportunities from piloting CLTS in a small town of Lekpongunor in the Dangme West District of Ghana. A paper by Nii Lantei Wellington, Eugene Larbi and Joyce Appiah, presented at the 22nd Mole Conference under the theme: Towards Decentralised WASH Services Delivery: Challenges and Lessons. (August 2011)
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.
Evaluation of CLTS in Vatambe and Emagnevy Mahatalaky Rural Commune, Anosy Region, Madagascar

In 2010 Azafady started piloting CLTS with 2 communities in Mahatalaky Rural Commune. This evaluation report documents organisational lessons learnt from the initiative – for example the challenges of triggering during a peak labour period. The evaluation looks at the period October 2010 to June 2011.
Formation of the First Chiefdom CLTS Taskforce in Sierra Leone.

Short report from Goal Sierra Leone on the formation of a Chiefdom Taskforce that aims to help with monitoring and sustainability of ODF communities in Kenema District.
Le Soleil Assainissement

Le Soleil Assainissement, un journal avec des histoires sur l’ATPC et les activités d’assainissement et d’hygiène au Senegal.
Célébration villages défécation à l’air libre (FDAL) : Eveil des consciences

Une étude de cas de Senegal sur la cérémonie de célébration du village de Ndiba qui a mis fin à la défécation à l’air libre (FDAL). Le document comprend également des informations sur l’historie et l‘évolution de l’ATPC au Senegal.
Hope out of conflict – How sanitation plays a vital role in protecting women and children from sexual violence in DRC

Working in the North-Kivu province of DRC, the Programme de Promotion de Soins Santé Primaires is using an integrated and holistic approach that includes CLTS to address the linked problems of sexual violence and sanitation which affect women and children. Adopting a CLTS approach, and working in schools and health clinics, maternal and child health in the area has improved, and the increase in household latrines have reduced the vulnerability of women. In addition, through establishing community protection committees, survivors of sexual violence are able to speak out, receive counselling and seek justice.
Children’s involvement in CLTS: A case study of Oboyambo community in central region of Ghana

Short case study from Plan Ghana on activities that form part of the Pan Africa Project The case study looks at the involvement and active participation of children in CLTS and SLTS in Oboyambo community, Agona East District of the Central Region of Ghana and concludes that children have an important role to play in the development of
Empowering Communities: Building an ODF Africa through CLTS

Using snapshot case studies of CLTS in Africa, Kamal Kar makes the case for CLTS in Africa and shares his thoughts on ways forward in this new publication from the CLTS Foundation.

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