Africa

Short account of Manera’s long but successful journey to ODF by Philip Otieno of Plan Kenya.

In the Zambian soap opera Banja on muvitv , CLTS has become a hot topic!

Banja is televised every weekday at 20:00 hrs Zambian time, except Wednesdays when it is shown at 19:00. It is repeated on Sundays as an omnibus from 10:45 -12:00.

Case study of CLTS in Muungano village in Mvumi Dodoma by Joyce Ndesamburo, Advisor Governance WaSH, SNV Tanzania.

One page poster that summarises the key differences between BASIC and IMPROVED latrines, according to Malawi’s National Sanitation Policy (prepared 2008).

One page poster that summarises the key knowledge, skills and attitudes that CLTS facilitators must possess to excel in CLTS.

One page tool that gives guidance on what information may be useful to record during triggering to help extension with follow up.

Developed by Ashley Raeside (EWB) together with the CLTS management teams from Salima and Mzimba District.

Practice Note #2 in the series Building a CLTS Learning Community in Malawi put together by Ashley Raeside of EWB. The note describes how Mr. Kondowe, the DEHO for Kasungu District in Malawi adapted the CLTS approach to effectively respond to cholera outbreaks in 2009.

The village of Fadieda was one of 15 villages selected by UNICEF and the Ministry of Environment and Sanitation to change the way it approaches sanitation. Using a community-led approach to sanitation, Fadieda’s villagers have built no fewer than 40 latrines in less than a month and Fadieda has become the first village to receive an ‘Open Air Defecation Free’ status.

Read more and watch a short film about the story of Fadieda here

Background, history and progress to date of CLTS in Malawi.