The NETSAFF Participatory Planning Approach

This guideline is a ready source of information for decision makers and individuals involved in setting up municipal wastewater systems and concepts for management of excreta in communities in West Africa. The guide illustrates a participatory approach to sanitation planning, dealing with the complex stakeholder concerns when deciding and implementing a sanitation system. This tutorial will take you through a seven-step approach for participatory planning (PP) of sanitation. To aid your understanding of the process, each step is provided with preselected questions and answers, case studies, links for further information and tools to facilitate the adoption of participatory sanitation planning in local regions. We invite you to discover this tutorial, and continue working in the field of sanitation to improve the wellbeing of the members in your community!

NETSSAF (2008): The NETSAFF Participatory Planning Approach. A Tutorial for Sustainable Sanitation Planning. [Accessed: 27.03.2012]