P6566: WASH Facilities validation in Health Care Centres

From 24 to 25 January 2023, Rainwater Cambodia (RWC) organized the visit to assess the construction of water sanitation and hygiene facilities under project ” Improving the Health of the People of Northwestern Cambodia by Strengthening Water and Sanitation Capacity in Health Centers and Communities ” Funded by BMZ Germany through KleineHilfarbeit e.V. (KHa).

The objective of this visit is to access the progress of the construction in target health centers and to ensure that the construction are going according to plan. In addition, Mr. Pheng Kea, Executive Director of RainWater Cambodia and the technical team inspected the construction of 10 WASH facilities including Tapho, Sarang, Kork Kathin, Phum Thmey, Chak Puok, Boeung Trakoun, Kouk Romiet and Banteay Chhmar located in Thmar Puok district and O Bei Choan located in Poipet operational district.​ These facilities included hand washing station, inclusive latrine, ramps for the disabled, incinerators, waste storage facilities and water system improvements. As a result of the overall assessment, all construction of WASH facilities are in accordance with the technical plans and plans prepared. In particular, to evaluating the construction is beautiful, high quality and efficient. Beside the visiting, in addition to assessing the construction of WASH facilities at health centres, Mr. Pheng Kea attended a meeting to reflect on the progress of the project, providing support to the project team for the next steps.

GESCOD: “Syndicate for water management committee in clean water supply operation in Teuk Kraham commune, Chham Khsan district, Preah Vihear province”

The Dissemination’s Meeting on “Marketing and Opening for Water Pipeline System Registration”

On Tuesday, January 17th, 2023, Rainwater Cambodia organized a meeting on marketing dissemination and opening of water supply pipeline system registration in the house for local community lived in Teuk Kraham and Chaom Ksan commune, Chaom Ksan district, Preah Vihear province​, in which project support fund by GESCOD under the Tonle Sap Authority and Integrated Water Resource Management – Stung Sen Basin.

Marketing​ is a part of the business plan and its demonstrates the Water Management Committee’s strategic and encourages local community people to invest in the water supply pipeline connection for increased access to safe water and improving of community health. There were in total of 34 participants and 25 women at the Tuol Andet pagoda in Teuk Krahorm commune participated. The meeting aim at informing the local habitants on key features of the services as connection fee, tariff and seeking the household who are interesting for a pipeline water supply system. As a result, there are 12 households registered for the water supply pipeline during the first of marketing step. In addition, the participants has also a visited the technical of water supply station processing directly.