New clean water system in Bac Kan province

Nearly 30 training courses have been conducted on cultivation, husbandry, gender equality and grassroots democracy to build the capacity of farmers in order to help them sustain their livelihoods. Infrastructure improvement was also a focus of the project. The environmental conditions and sanitation at the two communes have been considerably improved with the construction of three clean water facilities, four commune houses, 87 public toilets, 59 cattle grounds and about five km of inter-commune road. Poor people and ethnic minorities have had opportunities to discuss and decide on the project's activities. "The project has met the daily needs of the people, bringing about practical benefits for the communes and my family" said Mr Trieu Sy Ham, head of Ban Sang village, Co Linh commune.