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Affordable Water Eases The Burden of Poverty
Mrs. Yong Pom and her grandchildren. Before the Community Water Treatment plant opened Mrs. Yong spent $10-15 per month on medicine. Now she spends far less than that on treated water. Beung Khaik...
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Keeping Children in School in Koah Roka
Schoolchildren in Koah Rokar village where schools receive 10 free 20-litre bottles of treated water per day. Chrey Thmei Village, Koah Roka Commune Cambodia Koah Roka is a commune of 508 families just...
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More Time to Farm
Mrs Chorn Sina and her husband in their home in Pak Nam Village Pak Nam Village, Pong Ro Commune Cambodia Mrs. Chorn Sina and her husband are tobacco farmers in Pak Nam Village, a rural community of...
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A Small Price to Pay for Better Health
Mr. Touch and his wife at their home in Preak Koy Village Preak Koy Village, Preak Koy Commune Cambodia “When I was a boy we drank river water without boiling it and didn’t get sick.” said Mr. Touch...
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Field Notes for July and August 2015
Cambodia The tender for the construction of the 9 Community Water Treatment Plants in the selected communes (refer here to previous field notes for more details) were officially awarded in packages to...
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Coutts Foundation X Lien AID – Bringing Clean Water to 17,959 rural poor in...
Coutts Foundation partnered with Lien AID in February last year for the 5th batch of projects initiated under the Village Water Management programme in China and which were recently completed in July...
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Field Notes for September and October 2015
Cambodia The construction of 9 Community Water Treatment Plants in selected communes (refer here to previous field notes for more details) was completed in October, with all plants passing water...
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Ending Poverty by 2030
On 25th September 2015, more than 150 world leaders gathered at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit to celebrate the accomplishments and review the shortfalls over the past 15 years, and...
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Field Notes for November and December 2015
Cambodia From the post-project monitoring and evaluation activities of previous projects, delivered under the Community Water Enterprise (CWE) programme in Cambodia, we identified the inability (of...
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2015 in retrospect
Before the novelty of the New Year wears off, we decided to pause and reflect on the past twelve months. In 2015, we brought clean water to an estimated 147,000 people in 39 villages across rural Asia...
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World Water Day and Lien AID in 2016
Observing World Water Day 2016 22 March marks the annual international observance of World Water Day where we learn more about water related issues, be inspired to share and take action to make a...
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China: A Thirst for Change
A Chinese villager using our piped water system This month, Lien AID shared about how our Village Water Management (VWM) programme helps to mitigate some of the sustainability issues faced by water...
View ArticleClean water sources critical amid Cambodia’s prolonged drought
Cambodia’s drought crisis Exhausted drinking water supplies, cracked river beds, dead animal carcasses and ruined crops – a barren and desolate sight greets many Cambodians as the country is gripped by...
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Better access to affordable clean water no longer a pipe dream for 1,800...
Earlier this year, we shared the progress of our pilot clean water project in Tetma village, Mandalay region, Myanmar. In partnership with Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), this project aims to create...
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Tackling water woes through strategic partnership
In collaboration with our strategic partner China Association for Poverty Alleviation and Development (CAPAD), we organised our first Village Water Management (VWM) programme commendation event in...
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Updates from the field: Community Water Enterprise projects in Cambodia
Exploring new sites in Kratie Province We shared plans in May on exploring new sites for Community Water Enterprise (CWE) projects in Cambodia. Our team conducted feasibility studies in nine communes...
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The Top Student
It was an exceptionally hot day for the wet season. By the time we made it to the only school in Pou Andait village, my shirt was soaked with perspiration. Morning class had just ended. School...
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Updates from the field: Village Water Management projects in China
Better access to clean water a reality for more than 5,000 villagers in Shandong Back in June, we shared updates on some ongoing Village Water Management projects in China. Last month, we completed...
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Meet the coffee connoisseur of Anglong Tean village
Anglong Tean Village, Borei Cholsar Commune Cambodia It was almost midday when the car pulled into the village of Anglong Tean in Takeo province. Located just 2 hours south of the bustling city of...
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The Prettiest Student Village Officer
Puban Village, Gangkou Town When villagers in Puban are asked about Zhangli, they invariably refer to her as the “Prettiest Student Villager Officer (最美丽的村官)”. Zhangli was a fresh graduate and young...
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