The Water for Women programme is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), a Women-Led Output Based Aid (WOBA) programme is being deployed by East Meets West (EMW).

Cambodian Water Supply Association (CWA) was selected by EMW to provide the capacity building to 20 Women-Led Water Operators through the WOBA programme in the nine provinces (Prey Veng, Takeo, Kampot, Kratie, Pursat, Kampong Cham, Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, and Tboung Khmum).

The Main Objective of This Project: is to focus on training twenty (20) women-led water business to improving their knowledge and necessary skills for a better managing their water business. So that they able to focus on improving their operation and increasing more customers in order to increasing their business.

As a result, the 20 Women-lead (27 participants) attended in the training. In addition, the CWA organized two water tours. The first water tour was held at Tbeng Kpos Water Supply with a total of 22 participants and the second study tour was held at Leng Kheav Prek Ambel Water Supply with a total of 18 participants.

Besides, EMW has commissioned CWA to conduct a study to better understand and support the context for water supply related subsidies in Cambodia, and under the WOBA programme​ with six water operators in three provinces (Prey Veng, Takeo, and Kampot).

The overall objective of the study is to identify the barriers and drivers that determine whether a household establishes a connection to an existing piped water supply. As a result, the survey interviewed the six PWOs, and 300 households (150 connected-households).