HAMAP Humanitaire: Accommpagement project “ improving access to clean water and sanitation with a focus on school children and poor households in Putrea Commune, Chey Sen District, Preah Vihear Province”

Accommpagement project

RainWater Cambodia (RWC) was commissioned by HAMAP for Humanitaire (HAMAP) with funding support from RHIN-MEUSE Water Agency in France for the project implementation “ improving access to clean water and sanitation with a focus on school children and poor households in Putrea Commune, Chey Sen District, Preah Vihear Province from January 2018 – June 2019 for phase1 and January 2020 to June 2021 for Phase2 , under Integrated Water Resource Management – Stung Sen Basin (IWRM-Stung Sen). The overall goal of this project is “Community increases sustained access to improved drinking water, sanitation and promotes proper hygiene practices.

The outcomes and key learning from Putrea commune showed significantly progress as the management committee (WMC) has knowledge and manage the operation through provision of bottled water to community including school and health center. The WMC was established, intensive capacity building and knowledge transfer for the committee members provided. The governance body of IWRM-Stung Sen is interested in exploring the model of support and key learning from Putrea to further support of other water management committee in six communes along Stung Sen basin in which implemented by AREED and GESCOD.