RainWater Cambodia (RWC) has successfully conducted the “Improving Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management” project, which has benefitted and supported 21 schools in Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province, throughout the last year.
The pilot project ran in schools from September 2024 to January 2025. Phonix E.V. funded the initiative through Kleine Hilfsaktion e.V. (KHA), which helped 21 schools in Rovieng district, including 16 primary schools and five secondary schools.
Speaking at the project closure workshop, Dr Soeur Socheata, Undersecretary of State Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, said that although the period of collaboration between Rainwater Cambodia and the ministry was short, the results of the project clearly demonstrated that all stakeholders worked together to address the most important topic, which is strengthening the effectiveness of reproductive health for children and young women.
“The challenges young people face in accessing education and comprehensive reproductive health services are complex and multifaceted,” she said.
She added that the government is committed to promoting reproductive health for children and young women as a foundation for their overall development, which needs to start with knowledge, skills and attitudes related to reproductive health, especially for girls who have just started to menstruate.
Pheng Kea, the Executive Director of RainWater Cambodia, focuses on Cambodia’s water and sanitation sectors.
He added that RWC is currently targeting Pursat, Battambang, Kampong Thom, and Preah Vihear provinces, with two major projects in Preah Vihear province, with the first, the Stung Sen Basin project, managed in collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology’s Tonle Sap Authority.
He added that the final project is related to girls’ menstrual health and hygiene because it contributes to improving the health of the population, particularly children, in response to the national strategy on health promotion through health education, disease prevention, and the provision of essential health services, environmental sanitation, and the provision of clean water to education staff and students.
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