'Shit Matters': Addressing development's most compelling
challenge Sanitation remains one of the biggest development
challenges of our time. But despite growing attention and
efforts by governments and donors many top-down approaches to
rural sanitation are failing. Community-led Total Sanitation
(CLTS) is a revolutionary approach to the problem that can have
the makings of a development success story. A new book co-edited
by IDS Research Fellow, Lyla Mehta reveals how CLTS is changing
lives and gives a unique insight into the challenges facing its
successful spread accross the globe. The book was launched on 22
March to coincide with World Water Day. Sanjay Wijesekera, Water
and Sanitation Team Leader at the UK Department of International
Development, says 'Community-led Total Sanitation is probably
the biggest innovation of the last decade in helping us achieve
what is the most off-track MDG target in Africa. This book is a
'must read‘ for anyone who believes that a world in which over
one billion people de