CLTS (Community-Led Total Sanitation)

Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an approach that empowers communities to improve their sanitation and eliminate open defecation. It involves facilitating local engagement to raise awareness of the health risks associated with poor sanitation, encouraging collective action. Communities analyze their sanitation practices, identify problems, and develop local solutions, often through triggering events that motivate change. The goal is to create sustainable behavioral shifts, where communities take ownership of building and maintaining proper toilets, leading to healthier living environments without relying heavily on external aid or subsidies.