24 May, 2024 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
In Cambodia, nearly 80% of people live rurally and many operate small farms to feed their families and generate income. These agricultural holdings are often run, and worked, by women who face unique challenges in the field. EWB engineers Mengheang Hak, Mitch Horrocks...
29 Jan, 2024 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Caption: Australian Volunteers Program Field Professionals, Nicole and Bea, visiting a school in Siem Reap where an accessible handwashing station was installed by EWB in partnership with CRST. Water, risk, and sustainability engineer Nicole Locke had always wanted...
28 Jun, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Many school children in Cambodia do not have access to appropriate sanitation facilities, particularly in rural areas where a third of schools lack adequate hygiene facilities with soap and water. The link between sanitation and education became especially apparent...
22 Dec, 2022 | Blog, JOURNEY STORY
Pictured: EWB Australia in Cambodia volunteer Kit Kann designing a prototype of the twin pit latrine system for the recently piloted hard ground sanitation project in Kampong Chhnang province. Volunteers are so important to EWB’s work. They dedicate time and...
15 Nov, 2022 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Despite significant progress over the years to increase access to rural sanitation services, Cambodia continues to report the highest rate of open defecation in the region. In 2011, to address the many health and environmental issues associated with open defecation,...
