AEP Nam Khan - Phase 1
Improving access to drinking water and sanitation in the Nam Khan 1 catchment area
Objectives
Meet the primary needs of the people living in the Nam Khan catchment area by facilitating sustainable access to a quality water supply and improving hygiene conditions.
The project has three specific objectives:
Meet the primary needs of the people living in the Nam Khan catchment area by facilitating sustainable access to a quality water supply and improving hygiene conditions.
The project has three specific objectives:
- Equip the beneficiary villages with drinking water supply systems and community latrines
- Involve communities in the construction, management, and maintenance of the water supply systems
- Raise hygiene awareness among rural populations.
- 13 gravity-fed water systems built
- 4,000 people with secure access to water
- 13 village water committees set up and 65 committee members trained
- 557 latrines built
- 26 hygiene advisors trained and 4,000 people sensitized on hygiene issues
Implementation period (project completed): 2008 – 2010
Intervention area: 13 rural villages in the districts of Phonxay, Xieng Ngeun, Luang Prabang Province
Budget: €185,220
Project partners
Intervention area: 13 rural villages in the districts of Phonxay, Xieng Ngeun, Luang Prabang Province
Budget: €185,220
Project partners
- Financial: Région Centre- Val de Loire, Agence de l’Eau Loire Bretagne
- Technical: Tambours de Bronze, Luang Prabang Provincial Department of Health, Lao Red Cross