Ho West Assembly strengthens sanitation efforts with five-day CLTS training

The Ho West District Assembly has taken a major step toward improving sanitation across its communities by organizing a five-day intensive training on Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for Environmental Health Officers and members of the District Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on Sanitation (DICCs). The workshop was held from 11th to 17th November 2025 at the District Assembly Hall.

In his welcome address, the District Coordinating Director, Mr. Eli Tsikata, commended the Environmental Health Unit for championing the initiative and encouraged participants to make the most of the training. He stressed that the skills gained would greatly enhance field operations and support the district’s broader sanitation agenda.

The District Chief Executive, Hon. Profer Francis Dusey, reaffirmed the Assembly’s unwavering commitment to ending open defecation. He highlighted CLTS as a powerful behaviour-change approach and urged participants to translate the training into impactful community actions.

Regional Environmental Health Officer, Mrs. Stella Kumedzro, applauded the Assembly for prioritizing staff development and further commended the provision of two motorbikes to the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit to improve field monitoring and strengthen CLTS activities. She encouraged officers to apply CLTS tools effectively during community engagements.

District Human Resource Manager, Mr. Bismark Von Golloh, also emphasized the importance of continuous capacity building, urging participants to use the training to refine their professional skills.

Resource persons, including seasoned Environmental Health Officers and CLTS practitioners, led sessions on key CLTS concepts such as triggering processes, sanitation mapping, behaviour-change communication, and community mobilization techniques.

Participants later embarked on field visits to CLTS-implementing communities, where they observed triggering exercises, engaged with residents, identified sanitation gaps, and discussed workable solutions.

At the close of the programme, participants expressed confidence in their ability to apply the new knowledge to help communities achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.

By: Emma Sekyere

Ho West District Information Officer