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Lessons learnt in urban community-led total sanitation from Nakuru, Kenya

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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:10 authored by Peter Murigi, Lucy Stevens, Patrick Mwanzia, K. Pasteur
Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) is a process where communities are mobilized through innovative participatory methodology to completely eliminate open defecation (OD). However, in urban areas experiences are rare. Practical Action and Umande Trust have implemented a project Realising Rights to Total Sanitation (RRTS) in Nakuru, Kenya, adapting the urban CLTS methodology to the urban context. In a participatory approach, design sessions are held with landlords, tenants, project team and technical staff of County government. This comes up with low cost toilets that meet urban public health and building regulations. It is also address wider issues of feacal sludge and solid waste management, access to clean water, and waste water management. It has worked with lending institutions to assist landlords in accessing the necessary finance to upgrade their facilities. It has also capacity build county staff to adopt CLTS approaches, replicate and scale it within Nakuru County.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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MURIGI, P. ... et al, 2015. Lessons learnt in urban community-led total sanitation from Nakuru, Kenya. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene services beyond 2015 - Improving access and sustainability: Proceedings of the 38th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 27-31 July 2015, 6pp.

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2015

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This is a conference paper. This paper has previously been given the alternative title of "CLTS lessons learnt in Nakuru".

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WEDC_ID:22213

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