Malawi fights cholera ... with catapults!!!

By this time last year, Mkanda had recorded 14 cholera cases as rainy season descended on central Malawi. This year, the area has not been a single report of cholera.

"There has been a reduction in open defecation. The people of Mkanda have fully adopted the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach where they are discouraging the common practice of defecating in the open," said Thomas Mchipha, Water, Sanitation Health and Environment Coordinator for Mchinji district.

CLTS is an initiative where locals come together and build pit latrines using locally-available materials like grass and clay. The communities also set by-laws that are used to ensure that people are adhering to using latrines. More...

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