International development, alternative/sustainable development, political ecology and economy, gender and development, sociology and anthropology of agriculture and food, rural social change, Haiti, Ethiopia, Central America, Saskatchewan,

Overcoming Rural Sanitation Problems through Contextual Participatory Development: Lesson Learn from Open Defecation Free (ODF) Village in Indonesia

by Rahardhika Arista Utama

Published in 'Jurnal Mahasiswa Makara Wiratama' Vol 2, 2012.

About 75% of the rural population continues to defecate in their rivers, lakes, padi fields, ponds, canals, ocean and... more About 75% of the rural population continues to defecate in their rivers, lakes, padi fields, ponds, canals, ocean and forests with devastating effects. (Susenas, 2004).Temuwulan, a small village in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia had a success story about capacity building and civic engagement in Community – Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Program which promotes it as the first ODF (Open Defecation Free) independent village in Jombang. This achievement had been done without any government intervention or sponsor, the community manage their local resources an applied their local wisdom to built a participative program.

Success of Temuwulan story would be analyzed with social capital theory of Robert Putnam (1993 ). The case of Temuwulan project shows that collaboration between social capital and Community-Led Total Sanitation framework would be effectively provide proper sanitation facilities and transform people’s behavior in defecation activities. This paper would analyze comprehensive problem of participatory development in the dimension of planning and implementation. This paper also provides a comprehensive study of rural sanitation problem in Indonesia and innovation ideas to solve it.

Keywords: participatory development, Open Defecation Free, social capital, Community-Led Total Sanitation

The Red List of Endemic Trees & Shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea

by Jose Luis Vivero

A guide to endemic birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea

by Jose Luis Vivero

Audit Culture and Grassroots Participation in Rural Haitian Development

by Christian Vannier

Huracanes y Ciclones en Centroamerica y el caribe (Compilacion)

by Bernardo Mendez Lugo

Charming and Rose: True Love

by Kelley Burke

One act play by KJ Burke, production information, author contact available at

http://kjb.squarespace.com/plays/

A princess raised by wolves struggles in a cross-cultural marriage with her Prince Charming--a black comedy by the... more A princess raised by wolves struggles in a cross-cultural marriage with her Prince Charming--a black comedy by the award-winning author of "The Selkie Wife" and "Jane's Thumb".

Three-hander, 70 min playing time.