Community Approaches to Total Sanitation CATS

CATS encompasses a wide variety of community-led sanitation programs with the aim to end open defecation through community action and awareness raising.

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CATS activities involve community-led behavior change programs using triggering workshops, participatory mapping, the construction of latrines and hand-washing facilities. The aim is to increase community members’ self-respect and pride in the community, as well as shame and disgust about open defecation, in order to bring about community-led collective action.