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Life after CLTS Towards total sanitation. 10 th November 2009 Midrand, South Africa. The story line………. Re-stating our problem Re-evaluating our sanitation practice Re-interpreting Rediscovering Re-engineering Re-affirm our commitment. Re-stating our problem.
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Life after CLTSTowards total sanitation 10th November 2009 Midrand, South Africa
The story line………. • Re-stating our problem • Re-evaluating our sanitation practice • Re-interpreting • Rediscovering • Re-engineering • Re-affirm our commitment
Re-stating our problem Approximately 90 Million Nigerians lack improved sanitation
You can chew for someone but you can’t swallow for them Percentage of households citing as problem
Re-assessing the sanitation gaps… • Sanitation improvements are household and community issues • Distinguish our “expert” opinions from the voices of the users • Subsidy trap • Solutions imported from outside
Mali Burkina Faso Nigeria Ghana CLTS as an alternative • More equitable and sustainable approach • WaterAid targeted 16,000 communities over the past 5 years in Bangladesh • Shame and disgust that led to change • In 13 communities, access increased from 5% to 46% within 8 month period
Re-interpreting…. • Initiative is better received • Greater community ownership • Changes attributed to CLTS are much more significant • Sustained used of latrines • Community feel proud about positive changes • Local material are used instead of concrete slabs • “We can roll out the mat anywhere and lie down and be happy” • “Neighbouring communities want to be like us” BUT… • Some communities are resistant to abandoning • 18% reported reverting to open defecation • Socio-cultural causes of open defecation
We believe that…. • Open defecation is related to factors specific to the culture of the ethno-linguistic groups that practice it; and.. • The collective abandonment of open defecation will only be achieved through the modification of the social convention which regulates the practice of the group; and… • Each group has socio-cultural factors that can be used to produce culturally appropriate responses to encourage the group to abandon open defecation.
Re-discovering… The 7 S findings acting as barriers to abandoning open defecation • Shame - defecation as a private practice • Social status - only the rich should own latrines • Sharing - Obligation to hosts • Superstition - fear of being possessed • Social pressure • Sacred - Ancestral practices • Smell - offensive and off-putting
Re-engineering….Improving sanitation programming • Understanding the local context before the start • Adapting triggers to suit local contexts • Broad stakeholder involvement • Skilful and measured facilitation
Our call this afternoon… • WaterAid – Unicef Partnership in Nigeria • The leadership of the Federal Government of Nigeria • The Regional Learning Center in West Africa • Spreading like an epidemic • Together, let’s make it happen…
Thank you for your attentionIdrissa Doucoureidrissadoucoure@wateraid.org