Cambodia - Infrastructure

UNDP efforts to strengthen local governments in Cambodia has resulted in the rapid and streamlined construction of a number of much-needed infrastructure projects like roads, schools and bridges in the countrys remote, rural areas.
Because the initiative, undertaken in partnership with the Government and the European Commission, supports decentralization reform in order to give more decision-making power to local administrations, local governments are better able to respond to the needs of the local people that they serve. Crucial services can now be delivered more quickly and effectively without the direct involvement of the central government.
Collecting water for cooking and drinking used to be a daunting task for many villagers in Samlot, a remote district in Cambodias north-western province of Battambang. Few of the villagers could afford their own wells, and the majority of them had to walk long distances to a stream to get water.
This is changing though, after the UNDP initiative led to the building of over 100 hand-pump wells across the region, improving access to clean drinking water for thousands of villagers in this remote corner of Cambodia.
There is a stream but it is about one kilometer away, said Kri Seng Hok, 44, a corn farmer who lives in Samlot. If we had not gotten this well, we would definitely continue to face extreme difficulty in getting water.
The programme has also resulted in the construction of more than 70 kilometres of roads, 10 school buildings, two womens vocational training centres, eight concrete bridges and 114 culverts, while help drain water from roads and pathways. Roads are especially crucial as they provide people access to essential services such as hospitals, schools and the marketplace, where people can conduct business and buy what they need.
According to Tieu Chou Long, a Battambang provincial official, local residents are now forming community groups with the aim of maintaining the new infrastructure projects into the future.
We are on the path of decentralization reform, which includes the building up of knowledge of villange and commune officials so that they can draw up their own plans for development, he said. Such skills serve as a great advantage for the good execution of projects.

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• local
• governments
• Samlot
• Battambang

[undp]

These tables are also used for sewing vocational training and the wheel is part of the sewing machine. The parts that are not used are stored in another room while other classes take place.

[Armitrix]

Cambodia, No matter what strikes them, they get back up.

[Hasherucf]

They are treddle sewing machines. Great if you have no electricity.I believe Cambodia needs more Business's to get away from a charity culture

[joshrahland]

wel wll well in cambodia there enough school 4 the studen the goverment should buidl it uo 4 them accept in phnopenh only way better sschool they all have school but aall the out country in the province they even know what school are .even go tto school don`t have shchool alway go with thier parent to work at farm so sad wheen i was there

[kimskinsnzlimited]

its soposed to be for fitness

[cerber666]

i have the same question

[josephmil123]

What is the purpose of the wheels on the side of the desks at the end of the video?