Participatory Design Development for Sanitation
Ben Cole describes the different stages of participatory latrine design and gives practical guidance based on the experiences in Malawi.
Date: 18 November 2013
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Frontiers of CLTS: Innovations and Insights
Practical guidance on new methods, and thinking on broader issues.
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CLTS events during SACOSAN V: Transforming sanitation and urban CLTS
Apart from the pre-conference workshop, there were two CLTS events during the SACOSAN V in Kathmandu.
One was on ‘Transforming sanitation: CLTS around the world’ and attracted a very high attendance. For around one hour, Kamal Kar (CLTS Foundation), Deepak Sanan (CLTS Foundation), Robert Chambers (Institute of Development Studies) and Chris Williams (WSSCC Executive Director) shared their views on how CLTS has evolved and influenced the sanitation sector.
Reflections from World Water Week 2013
I enjoyed World Water Week. There were some good sessions, old friends and new people to meet, and a lot to learn. This year the theme was Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships. The bias to water was understandable but if anything stronger than usual – my rough count is that about one session in ten was on sanitation or WASH, but that was enough to keep you busy as sessions ran in parallel and much of the time there was something relevant to go to.
CLTS at the 36th WEDC International Conference (Report)
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) had a strong presence at the WEDC conference in Nakuru, Kenya. The CLTS Knowledge Hub hosted a number of events throughout the week, which are described in this report. New innovations came to light, and exciting discussions were had both during the sessions, and at the CLTS exhibition stall, which was a key focal point for all people interested in CLTS. Dr Kamal Kar gave a powerful keynote speech in the opening plenary which brought CLTS to the minds of all conference participants from the outset.
Date: 29 August 2013
Report on the 36th WEDC International Conference
This report by Andres Hueso Gonzalez, commissioned by the CLTS Knowledge Hub at the Institute of Development Studies, aims at summarising the main insights gained from his attendance of the conference, specifically with regard to sanitation and CLTS-related issues.
Date: 30 July 2013
Using participatory design to develop latrine options in Malawi
In 2011, UNICEF Malawi decided to apply social marketing tools to improve and enhance their existing CLTS program. The CLTS program had demonstrated great advances in improving sanitation coverage. However, reports were coming into the office that households were continuing to struggle with poor product designs that collapsed after a short time-in-use.
Introducing Participatory Design into Sanitation Programmes
Date: 29 July 2013
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A Participatory Design experience in Malawi and findings from the sanitation campaign in Haryana (India)
From our second day of the WEDC Conference in Nakuru, Kenya, I would like to highlight two outstanding papers presented, namely Bell’s research about sanitation approaches in India and Cole’s insights from a participatory design experience in Malawi.
Sustainable sub and super-structures
One pager on local solutions that address the issue of collapsing latrines and offer sustainable super and sub-structures for latrines by Mary Namwebe (Plan Uganda), Chingati Banda (Plan Malawi) and Seth Asomaning (Plan Ghana).
Date: 28 May 2013