Community-Led Total Sanitation

Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP) has been working on Community-Led Total Sanitation approach in Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Lodhran and Kasur districts. LPP has raised awareness in rural communities to stop open defecation, adopt primary health and hygiene practices and promote a healthy and pleasant environment.

To take up CLTS activities, LPP selects potential union councils and villages. A Water and Environmental Sanitation (WES) Committee is formed in each village which comprises of 25 community members. This committee plays vital role to impart awareness education to the community.

LPP builds capacity of the WES Committee as well as concerned departments like TMAs, Union Councils, CBOs/NGOs etc. LPP uses some motivational tools for mobilizing the community members to stop defecating in open environment. These tools include street theaters, community meetings, IEC material, seminars, inter-school speech contests etc.

LPP also mobilizes key influential like imam masjid, lady health workers, teachers and students. LPP has so far worked on CLTS in District Lodhran, District Bahawalpur, District Rahim Yar Khan and District Kasur.