The presentation outline summarizes Kenya's achievements, process, challenges, and planned activities for Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Some key achievements include adopting CLTS as a high impact sanitation tool, training trainers of facilitators, and over 100 villages claiming open defecation free status within 2.5 months. The process involved workshops, stakeholder meetings, and joint trainings. Challenges included lack of supportive policy and government support. Planned activities are to finalize the sanitation strategy, train all public health officials, and declare Kenya open defecation free by 2013.

1. Presentation Outline
1. Achievements
2. The Process
3. Challenges
4. Best Practice
5. Planned Activities

2. 1. Achievements in Kenya
1. PLAN Kenya held regional & National CLTS
W/shops in the Country.
2. PLAN Implemented CLTS activities in 5
districts
3. The MOPHS adopted CLTS as high impact,
low cost PRA tool -2009
4. Requested UNICEF to support with a
Consultant to spear head the process.
5. Reviewed and Developed a National
training Manual and Guideline, through
consultants & partner participation (PLAN,
SNV, ICC members)
6. Initiated Phase one districts, targeting 10
districts.
7. Identified and Trained TOT’s, with support

3. Achievements Con’t
6. Partnered with other CLTS
interested partners & formed a
National CLTS SH forum
7. Created a National CLTS support
unit based at MOPHS HQ’s & have a
regional Coordinator
8. Contracted external verifiers –
process / ODF

4. Achievements Con’t
11. In a span of 2½ Months, one district
had over 109 ODF villages claim
12. After 15 hrs of trigger, one village
had started constructing over 60
toilets
13. Video taping & documentation
provides motivation to villagers, NLs
& practitioners

5. 2. The Process
 Regional & National Workshops
 Stakeholders meetings
 Joint trainings
 Experience sharing
 Gov’t Commitment
 Community Motivation
 One approach to CLTS
implementation

6. 3. Challenges
Community
1. No major challenge noted in the
community
Practitioners
1. Passion for sanitation?
2. Mandate of the organization
3. How long do you want to stay with
the community
4. Capacity – including staff

7. Challenges Con’t
5. Lack of Supportive Policy & Strategy
6. Lack of Gov’t support
7. Lack of coordination structure
8. Different approach by partners to
sanitation implementation
9. Poor documentation
10. Lack of community appreciation.

8. 4. Best Practice
1. Gov’t Commitment
2. Policy & Sanitation Strategy
3. National CLTS Coordination structure
4. National & County CLTS forum
5. SWAp in CLTS – Joint approach
6. AOP / Performance Contracting
7. Good documentation
8. Appreciating communities & NL
9. Respect community structures
10. Encourage women & children

9. 5. Planned Activities
1. Finalize the strategy
2. Strengthen National SH forum
3. Train all 6,000 + PHO’s/EHO’s
4. Operationalize the sanitation strategy
5. Map out all stakeholders in the
Counties
6. Reach all the 7,800 community units
7. Declare Kenya ODF by 2013
8. Increase latrine coverage to 100% -
2015
9. Have HW facilities in every household
by 2015
10. Have good advocacy, documentation &

10. Planned Activities Con’t
11. Support partner implementation
12. Appreciate community contribution
13. Cebrate the world toilet day & ODF
Week (6th – 10th Dec)
14. A National CLTS Celebration – March
2011
15. Start phase 1 SLTS through partners
(PLAN) & scale up later
16. Have external evaluators / verifiers
17. Involve major SH’s – Treasury, WB &
other Development partners
18. Think Big

11. Minister, PS, UNICEF Country
Director & NL during ODF
celebration

12. Procession during ODF
Celebration

13. ASANTENI
ADAM MOHAMED ALI
NATIONAL CLTS SUPPORT UNIT
COORDINATOR
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH &
SANITATION (MOPHS) - KENYA.