February 2019
The sanitation ‘time-bomb’ is ticking! It’s time to make ‘shit’ everybody’s business
"Sanitation is one of the most pressing global challenges that the world faces today. Despite significant advancements in coverage since the 1990s, a vast proportion of the global population still lacks access to safe sanitation. Almost 2.3 billion people still do not have access to sanitation and 892 million still defecate [...]
September 2018
Valuable Lessons in Toilet Building
As we take strides towards achieving a Swachh Bharat by October 2019, read our article in the August issue of Down to Earth on how Africa can draw valuable lessons from India's Swachh Bharat Mission in ending open defecation. To download and read, subscribe to https://www.downtoearth.org.in/
June 2018
CLTS Rapid Appraisal Protocol (CRAP)
CLTS Rapid Appraisal Protocol (CRAP) is a diagnostic tool to review the quality and effectiveness of CLTS programme in the country. The participants include a diverse range of stakeholders at the national, sub-national (region or district) and community levels, engaged in participatory appraisal process of the national CLTS programme including action [...]
Impact of Community Led Total Sanitation on- Women’s Health in Urban Slums A Case Study from Kalyani Municipality
This Evidence Report seeks to understand the health and other impacts of slum women’s access to sanitation through the Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach. It also examines the process through which open defecation free (ODF) status was attained in two different slum colonies, the resulting health impacts and the collective action [...]
Digging in_Spreading out
Digging in_Spreading out
CLTS Trainers Training Guide hindi
CLTS_Trainers_Training_Guide_Hindi
CLTS Trainers Training Guide English
CLTS_Trainers_Training_Guide_English
CLTS Handbook_Bengali
CLTS Handbook_Bengali
CLTS Handbook_Hindi
CLTS Handbook_Hindi
CLTS Handbook_Bahasa (Indonesia)
CLTS Handbook_Bahasa (Indonesia)
CLTS Handbook French
CLTS Handbook French
CLTS Handbook Spanish
CLTS Handbook Spanish
CLTS Handbook_English
CLTS Handbook_English
January 2018
Village to Nation
The book “From Village to Nation- The complete guide to Community Led Total Sanitation” draws on the updates from the first “Handbook on CLTS” that was co-authored by Dr.Kamal Kar (2008) and moves forward. Slated to be published by Practical Action, UK, the book will not only discuss the conventional elements [...]
March 2017
Newsletter | CLTS Foundation
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