NEWENERGY

Experience with CLTS

Charles S. Nachinab

NewEnergy

Outline

1. NE in brief

2. CLTS overview

3. Experience

4. Challenges

5. Recommendations

6. Conclusion

Brief on newenergy • A Ghanaian dev’t NGO founded in 1994 • Vision: – An Environment of Socio-economic Prosperity Where

All People Live in Dignity

• Mission: – To work in partnership with local communities and

other stakeholders to increase and improve access to social services, infrastructure and other development opportunities to the underserved in Ghana

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our ThemaTic Programmes

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WASH – for improved health

Energy & Environment - for reclamation of marginal lands & bio-fuel

Sustainable Livelihoods - Creation of c’ty assets for income generation

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Upper Regions of Ghana

Southern Regions of Ghana

Tamale

our oPeraTionaL area – maP of nr

Togo

Ivory Coast

3rd poorest = only 4% in highest wealth quintile against national average of 22%

[Source: 2008 DHS]

Low WASH coverage Water = 62% Sanitation = <10% Hygiene = Not impressive

[Source: CWSA Records]

The above represent the reason for your needed support!!!

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Land mass = 70,384 sq. Km (i.e. About ⅓ of Ghana)

Population = 2,468,557 M=49% & F= 51%

Pop Density = 35 per sq. Km T’le (reg. capital) = 548 National = 102

Fastest growing region Intercensal growth rate

NR = 35.6% (highest in Ghana)

National = 28.1% [Source: 2010 PHC Provisional Results]

oPeraTionaL area – characTerisTics of nr

CLTS overview • Background: – Subsidies approach not providing enough impetus

for replication

• Process/Stages: 1. Pre-Triggering: • Introduction & rapport building • Briefing, Social mapping, Discovering local Title (CLTS),

etc.

2. Triggering:• Participatory Analysis & Ignition moment • Defecation mapping, Walk of shame, Glass of water,

Flow diagram, focus group discussions etc

Cont... 3. Post triggering • Action plan development • Training of local artisans• Follow-up visits

• Output: – Entry - - - 18 – Triggered - - 6 – ODF - - - 0 (not assessed yet)

• Partnering with Pacific Institute on testing and promoting of Community Choices Tool (CCT)

whaT we’re Doing... – cLTs

whaT we’re Doing... – hygiene PromoTion for Behaviour change

Hand washing Soakaway behind bathhouse & Clean backyard

Experience • Community members often refer to the

subsidies offered by some development partners.

• Innovativeness, affordability, adaptability and appropriateness are critical in sanitation options.

• Water and micro-credit are mostly the priorities of rural community members.

• Difficult to practice CLTS in large urban communities

Challenges • Most places are always bushy and therefore

convenient for open defecation to be practiced • Non-harmonisation of approaches and non-

commitment to CLTS – Subsidy still goes on by some DCEs, MPs, NGOs,

• Limited knowledge/skills in the construction of appropriate cheaper technology options

• EIG???

Recommendations

• CLTS as a national strategy should be vigorously supported and promoted by the District Assemblies and all other stakeholders in sanitation

• District Sanitation promotion forum should be organized to harmonize CLTS process in the districts

• Integrate EcoSan into sanitation promotion and delivery, especially for institutional latrines

Recommendations ...

• Intensify follow-up • And for sustainable sanitation for all,

communities empowered through CLTS process should be connected with commercially viable producers and suppliers of sanitation solutions

concLusion

• “Individual players win matches, but team players win games”

– Coach Dunga, Brazil 2010 FIFA World Cup Team

fooD for ThoughT!!!

Thank U