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capacitythe ability to do something. (5) |
capacity development/the process through which
individuals, organisations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the
capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time. (5) |
change agentalso known as ‘agent for
change’; someone or something that helps to make changes happen. (6) |
child-friendly WASH servicesschools services with improved
sanitation and good handwashing facilities suitable for children. (1) |
civil society organisationsee CSO |
climate changelong-term variation in
global climate largely attributed to human activities. (15) |
climate resilient economynational economy designed
to withstand possible negative impacts of climate change. (15) |
CLTS/community-led total sanitationmethod for mobilising communities to completely eliminate open defecation by triggering collective behaviour change and installing and using latrines (10) |
CLTSH/community-led total sanitation and hygienethe same as ‘CLTS’, but
includes explicit reference to hygiene (H) (10) |
communal latrineslatrines shared by a group
of households in a community. (14) |
community empowermentgiving authority or power
to the community and helping them build confidence in their capabilities. (8) |
community managed project (CMP)WASH implementation
approach where communities are supported to undertake all stages of a project
from initiation through planning to implementation and management continuing
into the future. (10) |
community of practicegroup of people who share
an interest in doing something and learn how to do it better by sharing their
experiences. (4) |
competitive biddingprocurement process in
which several service providers are put in competition with each other to bid
for the work. (13) |
componentsin the OWNP context,
categories that divide the programme into appropriate sub-sections in
consideration of physical and financial planning, implementation, and
monitoring and evaluation activities. (6) |
consensusgeneral agreement among a
group of people. (5) |
Consolidated WASH Account (CWA)unified funding channel that
allows all funds from major donors to be deposited in one bank account. (1) |
consolidated WASH plansingle combined plan for
water supply, sanitation and hygiene schemes that integrates the separate plans
from all WASH implementing organisations. (10) |
cross-cutting issuestopics that affect (i.e.
cut across) all aspects of a programme. (8) |
CSO(civil society
organisation) organisations that are not commercial, not part of government and
not based on family. (9) |