Nghe An: Nearly 6,000 families are supported to "find" clean water and improve sanitation

The Women-led Results-Based Water and Sanitation Improvement Project (WOBA) is scheduled to be implemented in Nghe An from September 13, 2018 to October 30, 2022. The main objective is to support 2,000 poor, near-poor and vulnerable households to connect to clean water facilities; help 3,800 poor, near-poor and vulnerable households and mobilize them to build hygienic latrines.

Co-chairing the conference wereComrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee;and Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh - Director of WOBA East-West Reunion Project. Also attending were representatives of the leaders and officials of the Provincial Women's Union.Photo: My Ha

The project will be implemented in 30 communes of 3 districts: Anh Son, Quy Hop, Tan Ky with a total capital of more than 8.1 billion VND. Of which, the East Meets West Organization's budget is more than 7.2 billion VND, the rest is the province's counterpart fund. The support level will fluctuate from 800,000 VND - 1.5 million VND / household (depending on the subject).

Speaking at the project, comrade Dinh Viet Hong affirmed that the WOBA project is particularly meaningful in the current period. Accordingly, it not only timely helps disadvantaged people who are facing many difficulties but also contributes significantly to Nghe An accelerating the criteria for new rural construction, especially the criteria on environment, clean water, and hygienic toilets.

In order for the project to be implemented effectively, he also requested relevant departments, branches and localities to speed up the implementation, ensuring the right goals and targets. During the implementation process, it is necessary to regularly monitor and strengthen propaganda to the general public to understand the program's goals correctly.

Project agreement signing ceremony between Nghe An Provincial People's Committee and East Meets West Organization. Photo: My Ha

In addition, localities also need to include project objectives in programs and meetings to direct implementation; assign project targets to People's Committees of communes in the project area and consider this as an annual criterion to evaluate the results of the implementation of the new rural construction program.

At the conference, the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the East Meets West Organization also signed an implementation agreement. Accordingly, Nghe An will commit to ensuring counterpart funding, and commit to implementing the project in accordance with its purposes, objectives, strategies, methods and activities. At the same time, the Provincial Women's Union and the Center for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Sanitation (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) are responsible for taking the lead and implementing the implementation process.