Having a toilet is considered so normal it barely rates a second thought. But this is hardly the case in Tamkal, West Pokot County where a cluster of homesteads without a toilet does not raise eyebrows among locals who found open spaces ideal. Gladys Kirasia and her family had no toilet and always did their business in the bush around their home. The change of attitude was achieved when Action Against Hunger embarked on community-led total sanitation (CLTS) exercise to improve hygiene and annotation practices through behaviour change campaigns. The only challenge for health workers is now to ensure behaviour change in the community takes root without relapsing to the old ways.

Source: Standard Digital March 28, 2021 21:00 UTC