Transcript Malawi - Community-Led Total Sanitation

Pan African CLTS Program
Progress & Challanges & Highlights & Lessons Learnt
Plan Malawi
Progress till January
Objective Target No Reached Target No. Reached Targeted Reached Target No.
Of
No
Schools No.
No.
No.
Children
Villages Villages
Schools People
People
102
(ODF)
173
Have
been
triggered
Have
58
reached
ODF
Have
53
adapted
improved
Hygiene
practices
173
16
2
94587
46610
8663
Challanges
•
Slow adoption of some hygiene and sanitation amenities such as
hand washing facilities and drop hole covers by some households
•
Collapsing of some latrines due to heavy rains.
•
Slow process of certifying of ODF villages by the District
Coordinating Team
Solutions to Challenges
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Awareness meetings on the significance of hand washing facilities
and drop hole covers
•
Communities encouraged to form village savings and Loan groups
•
Village cross sharing of local experience by households that
latrines that have lasted for more than 3 years.
•
Discussing with DCT to speed the verification process by appontng
a team of extension workers.
Highlights
•
Launch of ODF Malawi strategy by 2015 by Government of Malawi
in one of Plan Malawi’s ODF village under the Pan African CLTS
project.
•
7 villages certified and celebrated ODF status.
•
After the TOT in CLTS and SLTS for 59 natural leaders and 29
teachers, 14 villages have been triggered by natural leaders which
have attained 100% latrine coverage and 2 schools have already
started implementing SLTS.
• Significant child participation during triggering by pointing out OD
places which resulted to Match box in agas station and follow ups
and monitoring to make sure members adhere to good sanitation
and hygine practices.
Lessons Learned
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If villages are well triggered CLTS enhanced social cohension
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Working with natural and community leaders has resulted to
speedy adoptation of the approach through effective (door to
door) monitoring to ensure that members adhere to the action
plan.
•
Effective Partnership with Government and other stakeholders at
National and District level ensures enhanced program quality
delivery (superiority perfomance, Distinctive impact, sustainability)
Pictures
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Pictorial Focus