SIEM REAP Province, Cambodia-
CURRENT PROJECTS
Objectives:
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Ensure effective community mobilization and leadership to create an environment for community-led development.
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Increase use of improved sanitation facilities.
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Increase practice of key nutrition actions.
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Improve hygiene behaviors.
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Increase parent/caregiver level practices that support positive child
Activities:
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Initiate and facilitate Village Health Support Groups (VHSGs) and equip them with appropriate WASH messages for maximum peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
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Support VSHGs in monthly contact with caregivers, couples and households to monitor growth and provide age-based counseling on nutrition, child development and parenting and WASH behavior change.
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Introduce a behavioral record for each child or pregnant woman for tracking which behaviors are successful or lagging.
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Support a range of community groups with the VHSGs including parents’ and adolescent groups to engage in discussion and to make action plans to support key behaviors.