In remote communities across central and southern Vietnam, many communities still lack reliable clean water and hygienic sanitation. Some families depend on untreated streams or rivers for water, while inadequate toilets compound the risks of cross-contamination and disease.
Habitat’s three-year program is addressing these challenges in Da Nang City and An Giang province in central and southern Vietnam respectively. While each of the six project locations is unique, common to all is Habitat’s multi-layered combination of new or improved water and sanitation facilities with hands on training and awareness-raising.
Also crucial to the long-term sustainability of the program is an important financing dimension. JTI Foundation funding is being used to provide grants for vulnerable households to construct hygienic toilets, as well as to support capacity building, loan product design, the promotion of microfinance and the establishment of community savings groups.
In parallel, affordable sanitation loans financed through the An Giang Women’s Union’s own financial resources are enabling additional families to upgrade their sanitation facilities. As these loans are repaid, those funds can be reinvested to support further household improvements for new beneficiary families. This creates a revolving financing mechanism that will continue supporting WASH-related investments beyond the current lifespan of the program.
Together with training and awareness-raising activities, these measures are expected to benefit around 13,000 people in rural Vietnamese communities.
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