Promoting Maternal and Child Health through Water, Sanitation

and Hygiene in CambodiaStudy Period: December, 2014

Place: Siem Reap, CambodiaHai-Ryung Sung

Each day1,400 Children die from Diarrheal disease because of contaminated

drinking water.

Study Period: December, 2014Place: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Hai-Ryung Sung

Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death among children under five in the world.

It kills more children than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined.

According to the UNICEF, 6.3million Cambodians still lack access to safe water

10,000 children die each year from diarrheal disease in Cambodia

Reunion with Peace Fellow Alumni

Heang Path (Chief, Siem Reap Zone Office , 2002-04 Queensland)

Hun Sovadhanak (Local Governance for Child Right Officer)

Visiting a primary school in Siem Reap

40% of primary schools do not have safe drinking water

(EMIS 2011-12, UNICEF Fast Facts)

Visiting Trei Nhoar Commune

Distance: 15km from Puok district townGeographic Information:

- 10 villages- 11,071 (5,681 female) 1,778 families/1,844 households- 763 families is holding the ID Poor cards- Birth certificate: 91.9%- Education (Primary school):- 10.5% of 6-11 year-old (72.35% female) 26.8% of 12-14 year-old (41.5% female)- Literacy rate: 15-17 year-old: 83.7% , 18-45 year-old: 80.6%- Access to clean water: Primary school:66.7%, Junior-high school: 100%, High school:0%- Latrines: primary school: 330 students per one latrine Junior high school: 100 students per one latrine High school: No latrine - Maternal and Child Mortality: None- Delivery: 100% at the health facilities- Child Vaccination: 100% got full vaccinations

Social service mapping indicatorsin Puok district of Siem Reap Province

Social service mapping in Trei Nhoar

32.1% of families access to the technical standardized latrines85.9% of families’ access to clean water and 50.9% drink safe water

Social service mapping in Puok district of Siem Reap Province (13- Trei Nhoar Commune)

Trei Nhoar Health Center

73 year old grandma

Water Quality Test (Compartment Bag Test)

Water Testing Result

Incubating after 40-48 hours in 25-

30°c

Yellow/Yellow-Brown= Absence of E. ColiBlue/Blue-Green= Presence of E. Coli

Bio sand water filter

She walks 300M a muddy road to get drinking water from neighbor

Open defecation

Grandma with a grandson on the street

Puok District Town

With President Kim in Siem Reap Rotary Club

With DG Surachat in D3350 in Thailand

Presenting at D3640(Seoul) monthly rotary Convention

Collaborative project between Rotary and UNICEF

Goal: Improved and equitable use of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, and improved hygiene practices in 8 provinces in Cambodia.

Collaborative project

Support for children and families leading to sustained use of safe drinking water, adoption of adequate sanitation (use of toilets) and good hygiene practice (hand-washing with soap at critical times)

Increasing national capacity to provide access to sustainable safe drinking water and adequate sanitation

Strengthening political commitment, accountability and national capacity to legislate, plan and budget for scaling-up of WaSH interventions in humanitarian situations.

Intervention