Assessing the Impact of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Sustainability of WASH Services in the Mion District of Northern Ghana

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Mion District of the Northern Region with the objective of evaluating the impact of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) and the sustainability of WASH services. The study design was mainly quantitative, in which a sample of 225 was employed to collect the data. The study found that 73.4% indicated that their toilets have hand washing facilities for washing their hands after defecating, and 62.2% of the respondents indicated that their toilets had hand washing facilities, running water, and soap for people who use their toilets. Before CLTS in the Mion District, 84.0 percent of the respondents indicated that besides the cost of constructing toilets, other factors made it difficult for them not to have toilets in their homes. Over eighty-four (84.4%) percent of the respondents indicated that they needed technical support from the government and other benevolent organizations to help them construct toilets. The study recommends that government should ensure the harmonization of CLTS activities by non-governmental organizations in the Mion District in the implementation of CLTS. Further education of community members and cooperation between governmental, non-governmental, and chiefs are essential to ensure sustainability.