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Barriers and enablers to becoming and staying open defecation free in remote Timor-Leste
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Naomi Francis, Martha Morrow, Susana V. Nery, Archie Clements, Jim BlackThe barriers and enablers to becoming and staying open-defecation-free (ODF) following interventions
which include Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) are not well documented for remote communities
in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste. This case study sought to address this gap in knowledge through a
thematic analysis of interviews (which took place in 2014) with 21 participants affiliated with two
communities which underwent the WaterAid program between 2012 and 2013. Whilst the cost and effort
of constructing toilets was cited as a significant barrier, competing priorities for resources is likely to be
more important. Trust in the implementing organisation as well as being able to acquire the household’s
preferred toilet are important enablers to becoming and staying ODF. There is a perception among
participants that vulnerable households face specific challenges to becoming and staying ODF. Including
vulnerable households, especially those with people with disabilities, in both interventions and research
remains challenging.
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FRANCIS, N. ... et al, 2017. Barriers and enablers to becoming and staying open defecation free in remote Timor-Leste. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Local action with international cooperation to improve and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: Proceedings of the 40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 24-28 July 2017, Paper 2636, 6pp.Publisher
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