This project will provide sanitation facilities, household latrines and hand washing devices, and hygiene behavior change (HBC) using an Output-Based Aid (OBA) approach to 2 targeted communes in Kampot.
Narrative
This project was originally conceived as a pilot among Oxfam's Saving for Change and WaterShed Cambodia to combine access to finance and sanitation development along with EMW's innovation in Output-Based Aid methodology. Moving forward, the team decided to localize the combined effort to promote grassroots engagement and capacity building at the local communes. Accordingly, this two-pronged sustainability approach combines Cambodia Women for Peace and Development (instead of Oxfam) and EMW taking on a more active role with its Community Hygiene Output-Based Aid in lieu of WaterShed Cambodia. Overall, costs were further reduced and more investment was put into building local partnerships and leaders.
Other Issues
Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution
Since this project recognizes the need for long-term impact, capacity building at the local level by training Cambodia Women for Peace and Development and Reproductive and Children Health Alliance (RACHA) have been a top priority. To this end, EMW has used the training allowance to bring both Cambodia Women for Peace and Development and RACHA to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam to work with the Vietnam Women's Union to learn best practices in doing community engagement/triggering and hygiene behavior promotion.
Impact
People Getting Sanitation: 1620
1620 people in 300 households will receive improved sanitation (includes women and children)
People Getting Other Benefits: 1620
Leadership capacity is developed through a series of trainings that promote strong skills sets (e.g. economic literacy, sanitation, and HBC) as well as grounded knowledge in HBC awareness and activities.
