CLTS Foundation

CLTS is one of the most effective and successful approaches to achieving open defecation free communities.

Pioneered in Bangladesh by Dr. Kamal Kar, the approach is now being implemented in 43 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. When triggered the feeling of ‘disgust’, ‘shame’, ‘self-respect’ and ‘fear’ prompts a self-realization amongst the individuals as well as the entire community of the negative consequences on health, environment and economy. CLTS is triggered through hands-off facilita

15/03/2013

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-long-and-short-of-open-defecation/article4505664.ece

The long and short of open defecation There is statistical data to show that the height of Indian children is correlated to their and their neighbourhood’s access to toilets

07/02/2013

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa - Media Centre - No more open defecation as village embraces Comm ADIEM, South Sudan, 25 August 2012 - South Sudan may be the youngest nation on earth but great things are happening in it. In the small village of Adiem in Gogrial County, Warrap State, 68 households have broken off from the practice of open defecation by digging pit latrines and constructing some s...

04/02/2013

Be the change you want to see; Shah Rukh Khan, Global WASH Ambassador The King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Kahn, takes us on his life journey, an inspiring and aspirational trip that also has implications for leadership in the work...

04/02/2013

Spotlight on sanitation for World Toilet Day Aid agencies and international groups are using this year's World Toilet Day to highlight the risks to women and children from poor sanitation.

18/12/2012

The 4th Annual Workshop on Sustainable Sanitation Initiatives in India, organised by CLTS Foundation, just took place in the State of Jharkhand, India from 8th to 11th December. With over 100 participants from 15 states of India and 15 other countries, there was a strong focus on the need to get away from a subsidy based approach to addressing sanitation. International and national presentations showed that subsidy is not necessary to achieve total and sustained open defecation free communities. Most important is to trigger communities to change their behaviour because they want to improve their situation, rather than being motivated by subsidy or reward. Further information is available on the CLTS Foundation website www.cltsfoundation.org.

31/10/2012

Jairam Ramesh loses sanitation after an eventful stint - Indian Express Jairam Ramesh loses sanitation after an eventful stint - Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who brought sanitation issue into limelight by launching nationwide campaign to e

25/10/2012

SANITATION: Let’s talk about poo Enter the dignified portals of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine this week, and the first thing you will see is a gold-plated turd, resting on a scarlet silk cushion. It is labelled “The Golden Poo”, and is actually a Japanese good luck charm (a word play on the similarity between t...