EWB Research Conference 2010

Is there a role for external technical support in the Community-Led Total Sanitation? Nikolaos Papafilippou; Michael Templeton and Mansoor Ali A Joint Research by Imperial College and Practical Action

2.5 billion people no sanitation. A case where engineering is not making enough progress

Can conventional approaches and existing pilots reach the scale? Main shortcomings;
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Expensive Dependent Technocratic Short term Irrelevant Not scalable

What is Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)? Is it a hope?

Key components of CLTS

1) Triggering disgust and shame 2) Local leadership 3) Collective responsibility 4) Minimum technical support 5) No up-front subsidy 6) Reward and pride ODF free

People as engineers in CLTS

1) People brought un-imaginable innovation 2) Cost was substantially reduced as per affordability 3) In Asia local skills and supply chains emerged rapidly

Questioning Peoples Engineering?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Protection of water sources High water table Problem soils Limited local skills Limited affordability Markets not ready

Technical Support Who? When? and How?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Locally accessible Affordable Relevant Support innovation Support freedom

This research is based on a review

1)Mainly papers and web material 2) Interviews with experts

Ideally; a) Speaking to community leaders b) Speaking to local skilled workers

IDS Resource Site on CLTS

Raised key questions/ concerns

1) Physical designs not adequate 2) Technical support needed 3) Initial support is important 4) Localising technical support 5) CLTS not a dogma use of judgement and act as a searcher

Engineering beyond sanitation

My first research with Balochistan Area Integrated Development