Contributing to “practical hygiene practice” in Cambodia

Opportunities and constraints for women's empowerment in Vietnam rural WASH: A case study of Nghe An province

This learning note presents the case study of Chau Cuong, a commune in Quy Hop mountainous district, Nghe An province in our research on the opportunities and constraints for women’s empowerment in a donor funded WASH project implemented in 5 rural provinces of Vietnam. Focusing on the seven domains of the National Strategy for Gender Equality 2011-2020, the paper offers some implications for policy and practice for improving gender equality and women empowerment in rural Vietnam.

Analysis of survey results on pre- and post-training on Fecal Sludge Management in Ben Tre City (FSM – phase 2)

As part of our Women-Led Output-Based Aid (WOBA) project framework, East Meets West Foundation (EMWF) has coordinated with People’s Committee (PC) and the Women’s Union (WU) of Ben Tre city to implement the “Fecal Sludge Management in Ben Tre City” project (FSM) from June 2020 to September 2022.

EMWF successfully implemented “Building healthy schools for ethnic minority girls in Hoa Binh province” project.

“I rarely go to the toilet at school, sometimes there is no water in the toilet or the water won’t flush down. My friends use up all the toilet paper or take it somewhere. The hand washing station is clogged too. Before washing hands, we have to splash the dirty water out of the basin.”

Policy Review of Gender Equality in Vietnam Period 2011-2020

This paper reviews the policy landscape for gender equality in Vietnam. It looks at the legal basis for gender equality, focusing on the objectives and results of National Strategy on Gender Equality for the period 2011-2022. The policy review provides the context for a study on gender equality and women's empowerment in the WASH sector broadly and WOBA Vietnam particularly.

Report of WOBA Viet Nam latrine and water verification (July 2019 - Oct 2021)

This report presents the results of verification of latrines and water connections completed in the WOBA Vietnam project as of 30 October 2021: EMW and CDC completed 7,871 verifications for HH’s newly built latrines; EMW and PCERWASS completed 3,437 verifications for HHs’ piped water connections; WUs in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Ben Tre completed 156 customer satisfaction surveys (CSS) of HHs after they had been using piped water service for 3 to 6 months.