I. Summary of Finding

The village participatory assessment is conducted in 299 villages that situate in border communes along country borders and adjacent to economic corridors. The assessment result is summarized as below:

•  156 villages or 52% of assessed villages reports with equal or more than half of village residents have learnt in secondary school or higher level while 143 villages or 48% report that more than half of residents are low educated.
• 50% of border villages are in mountain areas, mostly in north eastern provinces, which are surrounded by newly forest degradation land, farms and plantation areas or mountains.
• Over 50% of villages are very remoted and hard to access especially during rainy season.
• People mobility rate reports high by around or over 20% of households in two provinces of Banteay Meanchey and Battambang while other eleven provinces report less than or around 10% of households.
• 17% of assessed villages are in dirty condition with rubbish, plastic bags, pots, water containers around the house compounds.
• 99% of villages reports that equal or more than 75% of households in each village drink safe water.
• 64% of assessed villages reports that equal or more than 75% of households in each village drink safe water.
• 26% of assessed villages reported that equal or more than 75% of households in each village have cleaned household compounds.
• 59% of assessed villages having equal or more than 75% of households using toilet.
• Common health problems are diarrhea and respiratory tract infection which is reported by most community members while dengue fever, worm, malaria and digestive tract problem stands behind. Malaria is reported to occur in all villages in north eastern provinces of Kratie, Stung Treng, Ratanakiri, Mondilkiri, Preah Vihear, and some villages in Battambang province. Download