Community-Based Total Sanitation: Innovation in Total Sanitation Approach When Basic Sanitation is Insufficient Answer for Diarrhea Reduction

Event: Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All (Main Event)

Community-Based Total Sanitation: Innovation in Total Sanitation Approach When Basic Sanitation is Insufficient Answer for Diarrhea Reduction

14 March 2013

Author / Speaker:

Wahyu Triwahyudi, Plan Indonesia - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Eka Setiawan, Plan Indonesia - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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Over a hundred thousand children in Indonesia die every year from diarrhea due to lack of access to improved latrines. To reduce the number of diarrhea cases in the country, Plan Indonesia has adopted a Community-Based Total Sanitation approach that represents a new paradigm for responding to the challenge.

Geographical Focus:

Indonesia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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