Community Led Total Sanitation in Sierra Leone

The civil war in Sierra Leone devastated the country’s basic infrastructure and weakened the Districts’ capacity to support communities in maintaining WatSan services. As a result, many rural and urban communities lack access to sanitation facilities and remain dependent on agencies and donors. As the Government of Sierra Leone, DFID and UNICEF work together on a five year programme to improve hygiene, sanitation and water supply in the country, Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has been identified as the most promising option for increasing sanitation coverage for one simple reason: it works.
In January and February 2008, Kamal Kar facilitated a series of hands-on training workshops for UNICEF Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Plan UK and Plan Sierra Leone. Workshop participants triggered CLTS in 34 villages.


Progress from initiatives in Sierra Leone is included here.