Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) was introduced in Kilifi district, Kenya by Plan Kenya in 2007, working with the Kenyan Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. Since that time, there has been a steep uptake in the construction and use of latrines by local communities. From only one in 2007, there are now over 200 open defecation free (ODF) villages. The number of latrines increased from 300 in 2007 to over 4,550 in 2009. The success of CLTS benefited from local sanitation practices, which hinge on cultural beliefs that affect all aspects of the villagers’ day-to-day activities. These helped trigger the communities’ desire to end open defecation and embrace CLTS. This article examines the link between those local sanitation practices and the success of CLTS in Kilifi.
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Article in: PLA 61. Guest-edited by: Petra Bongartz, Samuel Musembi Musyoki, Angela Milligan and Holly Ashley.
Keywords: CLTS, Community-Led Total Sanitation, water, hygiene, Kamal Kar, health, PRA, scaling up, policy, triggering, training, facilitation.
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