The May 2010 edition of CLTS Update announces a new guide for trainers by Kamal Kar and has a special focus on CLTS in schools and children’s involvement in CLTS.
Facilitating Hands-On Training Workshops for Community-led Total Sanitation by Kamal Kar has been published by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). Due to the fast spread of CLTS, there is a growing demand for good facilitators and hence for training of facilitators. The guide provides information on how to prepare and carry out training of facilitators, as well as guidance on follow-up and support of those who have been trained.
You can download the manual from the website for Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS).
Children can play a key role in CLTS, both during triggering and follow up. They are usually very interested and excited by the proceedings during triggering and quickly pick up the key messages. They can act as powerful agents of (behaviour) change, applying pressure on their parents and other adults to follow suit. In North West Bangladesh, children grouped into the bichhu bahini, the army of scorpions, blowing whistles whenever they came across open defecators. In other countries, children have flagged shit with the culprit’s name or sung songs and slogans against open defecation. It can be a good idea to facilitate separate activities with children during triggering, allowing them to draw up their own action plans and present them to the adults. Where CLTS is started in a school setting, children act as messengers, taking their learning about open defecation and their desire to stop it back into their homes.
School children singing songs against open defecation, Muara Enim, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: CLTS
The May 2010 CLTS Update provides a list of online resources for both CLTS in schools and Children’s involvement in CLTS.
Read the full issue of May_2010_CLTS_Update.
Sanitation Updates 
I’m sensitive for CLTS aproach then go ahead. i’m working in NGO and I try to aware stake holders and funder but i search to recievr detail know how on it. if possible support me or invite me on your training work shop with suponser.
I’m environmental health technology professional. and working with govermental sectors collabratly. this NGO is beligium funded.
and working in Ethiopia ” food projeect”
I’m public health expert in it and focal person of CLTS. If you support me I’m working honestly to help the poor community.
eventualy i gratudily thanks for D/r kamal Kar the father of CLTS with his collague.
please i’m a community worker and want to carried out CLTS activities, how do i tackle the whole process.
Thank you