Cambodia
Cambodia's water and sanitation crisis
Out of its population of 16 million people, 11 million people (70% of the population) lack access to safe water and 10 million people (63%) lack access to a safe toilet. With approximately 75 percent of Cambodians living in rural areas, lack of access to safe water and sanitation disproportionately affects rural communities.
Although Cambodia has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, access to affordable financing for water and sanitation remains a barrier for families to secure water connections and toilets for their homes. And the country is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. There is positive momentum as the government of Cambodia set an aggressive goal to reach 100 percent access to improved water and sanitation in rural areas by 2025.
Our impact in Cambodia
Cambodia is an ideal environment for our financial solution. A well-developed microfinance sector in a country with high water and sanitation needs represents an excellent opportunity for expanding access to affordable financing for water supply and sanitation improvements.
Water.org launched our WaterCredit solution here in 2015, and our first program reached more than 300,000 people in less than two years, demonstrating our smart solutions are a great fit in the Cambodian market and showing the strong commitment of our partner institutions.
Water.org is currently working with microfinance institutions, reaching 90% of the communes in Cambodia through WaterCredit. We are also working directly with local water utilities (private water operators) to improve and expand their services to reach even more people in need of access to safe water and sanitation at home.
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A vision for future impact in Cambodia
There is great opportunity for further impact in Cambodia. We plan to scale and expand our work with microfinance institutions and commercial banks through WaterCredit – specifically with new digital finance and mobile banking solutions, strengthen the water and sanitation supply providers to help them reach underserved areas, and identify other solutions to continue to bring capital and financing solutions into the sector.
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Cambodia impact statistics
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