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Mulanje villages hailed for toilet use

On the 20th January, four villages in Mulanje were declared ODF by Plan International and the government of Malawi. “[I]mproving sanitation condition of Malawi ensures the country’s own bright future,” said Bolaji Akinboro, Plan’s Country Director. ...

30/01/2012 - 14:33

CHIDO celebrates CLTS in Tunkia Chiefdom

Chibuzor for Human Resource Development Organisation ( CHIDO ) together with UNICEF , Kenema District Council and other partners celebrates the ODF certification on 32 communities in Tunkia Chiefdom and has plans to make the whole district ...

30/01/2012 - 14:23

Mohamed Yahya, a CLTS facilitator like no other

Mauritania 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 ...

05/01/2012 - 15:19

Activating field-level CLTS stakeholders in Chikwina

Malawi 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 ...

05/01/2012 - 15:04

Taking action on inactive CLTS volunteers

Malawi 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 ...

05/01/2012 - 14:56

The role of health surveillance assistants in CLTS in Malawi

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 ...

05/01/2012 - 14:48

Launch of ODF Malawi strategy spurs communities into action

The recently launched strategy for creating an ODF Malawi by 2015 is giving a boost to CLTS activities in communities where open defecation used to be the order of the day. Source: The Maravi Post 1st January 2012 (Africa, UNICEF) ...

03/01/2012 - 16:16

Communities in Sudan express strong commitment to CLTS

Description of a CLTS training workshop that was jointly organised by Plan Sudan and Goal Ireland in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Khartoum State Ministry of Health and took place from the 17th to 21st December 2011. ...

03/01/2012 - 16:05

CLTS is slowly transforming Homa Bay communities

Thanks to CLTS the sanitation landscape and people’s lives, are changing in Homa Bay. “The results are tremendous, the community has… owned… this initiative and they are reaping the results of proper waste disposal…” says Ann Akinyi Onduga of ...

21/12/2011 - 13:01

Launch of Open Defecation Free Malawi Strategy

Malawi On the 7th December 2011, the Government of Malawi (GoM) through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and ...

12/12/2011 - 12:23