World Toilet Day in Mathare
A short write up of World Toilet Day activities in Mathare by Fredrick Onguka
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A short write up of World Toilet Day activities in Mathare by Fredrick Onguka
Short video (1:48 mins) on CLTS in Nigeria, focusing on the community activist Esther Etowa, Community Activist of the organisation WERI (Women Empowerment and Rights Initiative).
As part of the workshop on SLTS and children in CLTS which took place in Augst 2010, participants had an opportunity to visit the urban CLTS pilot in Mathare 10.
From the 29th November to the 3rd of December 2010, IDS, supported by UNICEF, Plan International, WaterAid and WSSCC, held a Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS. More than 50 participants from francophone countries in Africa gathered in Bamako in order to share experiences, learn from each other, network, energise and strengthen the approach in the region. A similar workshop was also held in Zambia for anglophone African countries from the 15th to 19th November 2010.
From the 15th to the 19th of November 2010, IDS, supported by UNICEF, Plan International, WaterAid and WSSCC, held a Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS. Around 45 participants from 12 anglophone countries in Africa gathered in Lusaka in order to share experiences, learn from each other, network, energise and strengthen the approach in the region. A similar workshop was also held in Mali for francophone African countries from the 29th November to the 3rd December 2010.
Participatory Learning and Action Notes Issue 61 focuses on Community-led Total Sanitation in Africa.
Short summary of a study by Engineers without Borders which looked at whether CLTS is truly effective at creating ODF villages, sustainability of behaviour change and areas for improvement during post-triggering activities and follow in TA Mkanda, Malawi.
Engineers without Borders, Canada, October 2010
Between the 23rd and the 25th August 2010, twenty participants from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the Netherlands, Uganda, the UK and Zambia gathered in Nairobi to discuss School-led Total Sanitation (SLTS) and children’s involvement in Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS). The aim of the workshop was to gather existing experience in these areas, as well as to brainstorm on key issues and ways forward. The event also gave an opportunity for practitioners from different countries and organisations interested in the role of children and schools in CLTS to network and make linkages for follow up.
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.
Case study of Grupu Mudansa (Group of change), a youth group in the small rural village of Leubraudo in Aileu District, Timor-Leste, who motivated their community to change their defecation practices and become ODF.