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Taking Community-Led Total Sanitation to scale: movement, spread and adaptation

M. Henley / Panos Pictures

When a process leads to positive change, it is desirable to instigate that process elsewhere. This paper proposes that ‘going to scale’ though, is multi-dimensional and complex. It examines the issues through Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS): an innovation in participatory methodology, as well as a unique approach to sanitation.

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