Located about 50 km away from the center of Hue city, Hong Ha is a mountainous commune of A Luoi district, with a population of 1,800 people in 450 households. The main ethnicities are TaOi, KaTu and Paco, make up 85% of the population.
The sanitation is one of the challenges for local people and local authorities, as nearly 60% of households do not have hygienic latrines. Most of them use homemade latrines which made from temporary materials or go directly to rivers or streams. This has exerted negative affected on the environment and the health of local people. Through a recent survey, we found that most of local people are very eager to have a hygienic latrine with bathrooms, but they do not have enough money to build.
Thanks to the sponsorship of The DOVE Fund (USA), Hearts For Hue has been building 50 hygienic latrines included bathroom for 50 families in Hong Ha commune under a framework of project “ TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY IN HONG HA” with a total fund of 23,913 USD. This is a great new to all the people in Hong Ha Commune as the residents have been dreaming about having a hygienic latrine for a long time.
Up to now, there are 24 households have completed their latrines to the standard. Mr Ho Van Le shared with us “My name is Ho Van Le. I am living with my wife in the small house. In the past, we ha a homemade latrine which caused many inconveniences in our daily life. We only did a hole and defecating till it fully, then backfilling. We have found it difficult to use our toileting and bathing, especially in the rainy season. I am very happy to have new hygienic toilet which is very clean, especially in the rainy season, we don’t get wet while toileting. Thanks to the support of the donor, we have built toilet completely. Additionally, I was willing to contribute more to build a separate bathroom. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the DOVE Fund for your sponsorship to my family.
Mr Le Van Hoi – Vice Chairman of Hong Ha Commune People’s Committee shared: “On behalf of the Hong Ha’s residents, I would like to thanks DOVE Fund for your sponsorship of 50 hygienic latrines. The project has brought about remarkable benefits to our villagers in daily activities. It’s more convenience for us in toileting and bathing. In the near future, we will contribute instructing our residents to build a hygienic latrine to ensure environmental sanitation. This project only improves the environmental issues but also helps Hong Ha meet the new national building standards for rural areas. Once again, on behalf of the local authority and Hong Ha residents, I would like to express our sincere thanks to the DOVE Fund.”
