The Khmer community in Luong Nghia commune in the Mekong Delta provinceof Hau Giang is having a better life, with clean water and hygienictoilet facilities thanks to an aid project funded by the AustraliaGovernment.
A group of AustraliaGovernment Scholarship alumni carried the 300-million-VND (14,000 USD)project in the commune, which has suffered from increasing pollution andsalt water intrusion due to climate change.
DoVan Dinh from the Office of the provincial Party Committee, head of theproject board, said Luong Nghia commune, home to a large number ofKhmer people, is among disadvantaged areas in the province. Localresidents rely on river water for daily use, and at the same time, usenearby rivers and canals as their toilets.
Theproject sought to change local practice by providing them with watercontainers and filter systems to turn rain water into the main source ofclean water for their daily use.
Projectworkers also helped build hygienic toilets for a number of localhouseholds and held talks, training sessions and workshops to raiselocal residents’ awareness of protecting the environment.
Danh Hung from the hamlet 10 in Luong Nghia commune is among 20families who benefited from the project. He said now that with the rainwater container and the filter, his family has clean water for cookingand drinking, in stead of using water from the local river or drilledwell.-VNA
A group of AustraliaGovernment Scholarship alumni carried the 300-million-VND (14,000 USD)project in the commune, which has suffered from increasing pollution andsalt water intrusion due to climate change.
DoVan Dinh from the Office of the provincial Party Committee, head of theproject board, said Luong Nghia commune, home to a large number ofKhmer people, is among disadvantaged areas in the province. Localresidents rely on river water for daily use, and at the same time, usenearby rivers and canals as their toilets.
Theproject sought to change local practice by providing them with watercontainers and filter systems to turn rain water into the main source ofclean water for their daily use.
Projectworkers also helped build hygienic toilets for a number of localhouseholds and held talks, training sessions and workshops to raiselocal residents’ awareness of protecting the environment.
Danh Hung from the hamlet 10 in Luong Nghia commune is among 20families who benefited from the project. He said now that with the rainwater container and the filter, his family has clean water for cookingand drinking, in stead of using water from the local river or drilledwell.-VNA
