Phnom Sanitation

The Phnom Sanitation Project was a subsidy scheme jointly piloted with Neakpoan Organization for Development (NOD) to enable low-income residents in Phnom Village to construct latrines for their families.

A Unique Approach

Designed to be community-centered, ActSEA aimed to involve the residents as much as possible during the process, including:

- Conducting a project planning workshop in October 2017 to design the scheme together with the residents, including determining the amount and level of subsidy to provide and the type of latrine to construct.

- Offering residents a choice of color for the walls and roof, working with a recipient who was a wheelchair user to design an inclusive latrine that met her needs. - Letting recipients decide on a repayment plan for their 20% contribution to the construction costs that aligned with their financial circumstances.

- Offering recipients a cash box to help them save their money in a secure place.

A full Activity Report is available in English and Khmer (translation may not be fully accurate).

Post-Pilot Plans

Due to the lack of resources, ActSEA and NOD were unable to replicate the subsidy scheme with more households and villages. We remaining open to the possibility.

Acknowledgements

The pilot was partially funded by the National Youth Council’s Singapore-ASEAN Youth Fund.

Related Projects

WASH in Schools (Nagekeo, Indonesia)
Ae-fa Water Project (Nagekeo, Indonesia)