Cambodia

Community Description
Samrong Leu Health Center is located in Tram Sarsaw Village, on National Highway 31, which is approximately 70 Kilometers from Kampot Town. The health center has a staff of 8 people, serves 11 surrounding villages and supports 2,492 families. Most of the families are rice farmers while others are shopkeepers or teachers.

The well at the center is broken and cannot be fixed due to the fact that the Cambodian Government has plans in the near future to extend National Highway 31 into the area where the old well currently lies.

There is a tank for rainwater collection to supply water for the toilets and general use of the health center, but during the dry season, it runs out. The center typically borrows one bucket of water from the nearby police station, which has to last for the entire day of cleaning, flushing the toilets, hand washing and general sanitation. Because of the shortage of water the level of sanitation at the health center is extremely low.

In 2011, 12,458 people came to the health center seeking medical services. Depending upon the time of year, there are usually 12 to 20 baby deliveries in one month. The families of the expectant mothers are forced to purchase bottled water, which is inconvenient and expensive.

Project Description
This project is drill well to provide patients and health center staff easy access to clean water during the entire year.

The community will pay for a professional driller to come to the site and together, they will decide on the best place to drill the well. The driller will then bring his equipment to dig the hole.

The community members and a few of the male staff from the health center will help dig the well by hand, along with the professional drilling. The community members will also carry the mud away with buckets from the hole, and help clean up the area after the drilling is done.

The driller will place 77 meters of PVC pipe into the well.

The community members will help carry the cement to the site, which the technician will use to line the well.

The community and village health volunteers have raised the funds to buy an electric pump, which will be connected to the locally-available electric service.

A cover will be placed on top of the well to ensure sanitation and provide protection from falling leaves and debris. The existing health center fence will provide the needed security.

Project funds will be used to purchase PVC pipe, cement, and other materials.

After the well is completed, a sample of the water will be sent to Phnom Penh to test for arsenic.

The community will pay for maintenance and repairs in the future.

Project Impact
This project will benefit about 12,500 people per year.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Ashley Buegler

Comments
This project will benefit all of the people in the health center service area by providing them with a safe and reliable source of drinking water, and an adequate supply of water for proper sanitation and hygiene.

Dollar Amount of Project
$555.00

Donations Collected to Date
$555.00 + additional amounts

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has been fully funded through the generosity of Gary Buegler, of Point Pleasant, NJ, USA, with additional amounts from friends and family of Peace Corps Volunteer Ashley Buegler for future projects.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Ashley of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Ashley and/or those of other PCVs in the country of service.

Community Description
Samroung Chhai is a small farming community located 7 kilometers outside of Bavel town. Currently 105 families reside in the village.

Hodaka Primary School is the only school in the village of Samroung Chhai. At the end of the last school year approximately 178 students between the ages of 6 and 11 were enrolled in the school.

The school's only well is broken and in need of repair. Because of this the children and teachers have no access to water during the school day. Additionally, without water the school's toilets cannot be used.

Project Description
This project is to drill a new well so the children and teachers can have access to drinking water and functioning toilets.

The community will pay a private driller to come out to the site to assess and determine where to drill a new well next to the non-functional old well. He will then bring his equipment out to drill the hole. It is anticipated that water will be reached at a depth of 70 meters.

Project funds will be used to purchase new pipe, which will be transported to the community and placed in the new hole. Funding will also be used to purchase needed pump parts. The old head of the pump and a hand pump will be used from the broken well.

The community will provide all the labor for the project.

The community will purchase concrete to put around the well for the water runoff. Local men from the community will mix the cement and lay it out around the well.

After the well is completed a sample of the water will be sent to Phnom Penh to test for arsenic in the water. Once it is determined that the water is safe, the water will then be used to fill the toilets and water filters in the school.

If the well should break again, a local NGO called Association Cooperation for Development promises to provide funds for future repairs.

Once the new school year has begun there will be an event at the school to educate the children on the importance of sanitation.

Project Impact
This project will benefit the 200 students expected to attend the school next year.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Sally Vanture

Comments
Once the well is repaired the teachers and students will have year-round access to drinking water during the school day, as well as water for the toilets.

Dollar Amount of Project
$555.00

Donations Collected to Date
$125.00

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Dollar Amount Needed
$430.00

Community Description
Baribour District is a district in the north of Kampong Chhnang Province, in central Cambodia.

The district is subdivided into 11 communes, including Phsar, which is in turn subdivided into 64 villages, including Prey Tamoong.

Phsar Health Center serves, as is the most accessible health center to 20 villages, with approximately 10,000 people.

The health center does not yet have electricity, and the timetable for it reaching this area is uncertain.

The health center has a covered shallow well with clean water but it is not readily accessible in the health center and it must be carried about 50 meters to the health center.

The health center currently has a water tank that collects rainwater, but the sinks in the health center are broken, the water valve is broken and during the 6-month dry season the tank is empty.

Lack of available clean water makes general hygienic patient care and emergency care difficult. Also, this is difficult particularly in the case of deliveries where hygienic delivery is requires constant, easy access to clean water. Depending on the time, there can be 15 to 30 deliveries in a month or even more, at any time of day or night.

Project Description
This project is to provide easy access to clean water in the Phsar Health Center.

A closed system was begun by the health center, but they did not have the funds to complete it. In the closed system, water will be protected from contamination while it is transported to the delivery and inpatient rooms, or during storage.

A functional aluminum tank is already installed to collect and store rainwater. Sinks in the delivery and inpatient rooms are still serviceable, but need minor plumbing repairs to work.

The director has purchased and had laid PVC pipes buried from the well to the aluminum tank, which is elevated behind the health center, using health center funds.

Project funds will be used to purchase a diesel generator and electric pump to bring water from the well to the storage tank. If and when power lines reach the health center in the next several years, the power source of the motor can be switched as needed.

Project funds will also pay for a small amount of PVC pipe, and to hire experienced labor to repair the sinks and install the generator and pump.

Project Impact
The beneficiaries of the project will be the approximately 10,000 people in 20 villages serviced by the health center.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Saeed Rahman

Comments
This is a simple project that uses appropriate technology to bring crucially-needed water to the health center. It takes advantage of and makes functional the prior efforts to accomplish the stated objective.

Dollar Amount of Project
$555.00

Donations Collected to Date
$555.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Saeed Rahman of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Saeed and/or those other PCVs in the country of service.

This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.

Community Description
Trapeang Thmor is a rural farming village of 156 families located about 7 kilometers from Srang in Kampong Speu province of Cambodia. Of the 701 people who live in Trapeang Thmor, 351 are under the age of 18.

There is no access to electricity in the village, although some families use batteries to power lights at night. During the dry season, which lasts from November to March, families in Trapeang Thmor have very little access to clean drinking water. This results in many preventable illnesses.

Project Description
This project is to build a hand pump well in the village. It will be located close to a strip of houses where about 50 families will be within a one-kilometer walk to access the water.

The project was planned by Sameourn, who works for Volunteers for Educational Services in Asia, and the Peace Corps Volunteer, after consulting with the village chief Phan Chok.

Various drilling companies that drill wells in Kampong Speu were contacted to compare rates. They decided on Mao Touch Water Well Drilling company, based out of Phnom Penh. A discounted rate was agreed to if the community were to build the cement base. The community agreed to build with their own funds.

The well will be from 25 m – 30 m deep in order to ensure access to water year round. At the top, there will be a hand pump and a faucet surrounded by a basin for water which will be built by the community.

Water Charity funds will be used to pay the drilling company to drill the well and install the pump.

Project Impact
230 people will benefit from this project. This is comprised of 50 families (out of the 156 families in the community) residing within 1 kilometer of the well.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Peter Cooper

Comments
This is a well-planned project arising out of an urgent community need. It utilizes experts in the technology and incorporates a significant community contribution.

Dollar Amount of Project
$312.00

Donations Collected to Date
$312.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded through the generosity of Elizabeth Szabo of Pembroke, VA, USA, in memory of Edward and Vera Peet.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Peter Cooper of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Peter and/or those of other PCVs in the country.

Community Description
Phnom Touch is a village of 11,000 people, located south of the district town of Mongol Borey, in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Many people generally drink unsanitary water, and there few sanitary facilities.

The most common occupation in Phnom Touch is rice farming. There are limited educational opportunities, and the people are generally considered to be the poorest in Cambodia.

In the Phnom Touch Health Center, there are 9 staff members who see dozens of patients in each of the seven treatment rooms. Due to a lack of water in the rooms, they work in an environment that cannot maintain proper standards of sanitation and hygiene.

Project Description
This project is to provide a water supply the health center, and to purchase and install three sinks for sanitary handwashing.

Sink #1 will go into the pre-natal care room, to which dozens of women come for evaluations and regular checkups leading up to the birth of their child. It will provide the staff the ability to wash their hands after checking individual patients, and practice sanitary conditions.

Sink #2 will go inside the immunization room. This room is often flooded by patients in need of vaccinations. Staff will be able to wash their hands when treating patients. Sink #3 will be placed outside of the health center’s bathrooms. The easy accessibility will promote proper hand sanitation for all visitors to the health center.

Water Charity funds will be used to purchase the sinks and piping, and to pay for the skilled laborer to complete the project.

Project Impact
Every month up to 300 women come for evaluations and checkups in the pre-natal care room. In the immunization room, every month there are a minimum of 150 patients. Thus, this project will benefit about 5,400 people annually.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Justin Brumer

Comments
This project will provide running water and sinks for the staff to use to wash their hands before and after treating patients, and for community members to utilize to wash their hands after using the bathroom. It will also serve as a teaching tool for hygienic practices.

Justin previously completed the Sung Pra Sat Primary School Bathroom Project - Cambodia.

Dollar Amount of Project
$285.00

Donations Collected to Date
$285.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Justin of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by the PCV and/or other projects in the country of service.

This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.