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Digging in, Spreading out and Growing up: Introducing CLTS in Africa

  1. Kamal Kar1,
  2. Kirsty Milward2

Article first published online: 30 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0225.2011.00008_2.x

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IDS Practice Papers

IDS Practice Papers

Special Issue: Digging in, Spreading out and Growing up: Introducing CLTS in Africa

Volume 2011, Issue 8, pages 01–64, July 2011

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Kar, K. and Milward, K. (2011), Digging in, Spreading out and Growing up: Introducing CLTS in Africa. IDS Practice Papers, 2011: 01–64. doi: 10.1111/j.2040-0225.2011.00008_2.x

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  1. 1

    Pioneered the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach whilst evaluating a traditionally subsidised water and sanitation project of Water Aid Bangladesh and their NGO partner VERC (Village Education Resource Centre), in Bangladesh in 1999–2000.

  2. 2

    Freelance writer and editor, with 15 years' experience specialising in rural development and gender.

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  1. Issue published online: 30 AUG 2011
  2. Article first published online: 30 AUG 2011

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