Entering its second year, the project “Pilot of Community-based Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of communal infrastructures in Program 135” sponsored by the Irish Aid expanded into two communes Hop Dong and Thuong Tien, Kim Boi district. The number of project communes raised to 4 ones.
In two new project communes, meetings to vote community based groups organized from 8 to 19 April. 19 community based groups established with 134 members, 100% of the group members are the Muong ethnic. Of these, 14 groups were responsible for operating irrigation works, 4 groups – running water works and 1 group – underground bridge.
Each community based groups consisted of 6-8 people, of whom direct used the works. The villagers themselves set criteria and then voted the group members. Some typical criteria as having knowledge in relevant fields, honesty, enthusiastic with community work… etc.
Through the meetings, more than 1,000 people were provided sufficient information related to the project as well as raising awareness on meaning of operating maintenance works regularly.
Some pictures of the meetings:
People participated in the meeting organized in Vay village, Thuong Tien commune
A irrigational work community based group of Vang village, Thuong Tien commune
Criteria to select members of community based groups raised by people in San village
