Repairs at the Samrong Centre
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This project aims to restore essential infrastructure at the Samrong centre, to improve the children’s living conditions and keep the centre running smoothly.
What is the situation at the Samrong centre?
The Children of the Mekong centre in Samrong, in Oddar Meanchey province in northern Cambodia, currently welcomes 66 secondary and high school students from disadvantaged families. Housed within the centre, they can continue their schooling in a stable, secure environment suited to study.
Built in 2016, the centre comprises four residential homes, an administrative building bringing together the offices, the library, and the computer room, and a self-contained water system supplying the whole site.
To date, damage has been found in two areas of the centre:
- The false ceilings of the buildings
- A hydraulic pump failure (two water networks out of service)
Why is support needed?
The false ceilings of the four homes and the administrative building have badly deteriorated and had to be removed for safety reasons. Without them, birds now get in, and their droppings fall into the bedrooms, even onto the young people’s beds. Mosquito nets are now being used as protection. The situation also affects the pupils’ comfort, particularly in the rainy season, by reducing the buildings’ soundproofing.
At the same time, two of the three pumps supplying the centre’s water network are out of service, following damage caused by fluctuations in the electricity supply. The centre is now forced to use municipal mains water for its daily needs (showers, toilets, washing up), which creates additional costs and undermines its smooth running.
What is the proposed solution?
The refurbishment of the buildings includes replacing the false ceilings across five of the centre’s buildings.
Replacing and securing the water system involves replacing the deep-well pump, replacing the retention-basin pump, and installing an automatic voltage controller to give the new pumps lasting protection against surges, drops, and the frequent power cuts on the electricity network.
This device will automatically cut the pumps’ power supply in the event of an electrical fault, and restart them once the voltage becomes stable again.
What makes this project so effective?
- Improved living conditions: the new false ceilings will provide a cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable environment for the children.
- Durable infrastructure: installing a voltage controller will protect the new pumps against power cuts and fluctuations in the electricity network.
- Lower running costs: replacing the well pump will help reduce the expense of using public mains water.
- A project that benefits the whole centre: the works will improve daily life for the 66 children in the centre’s care, as well as the working conditions of the educational team.
Who will benefit from this project?
The direct beneficiaries are the 66 children in the care of the Samrong centre, spread across the four homes (34 girls and 32 boys), along with the educational team and staff who use the administrative buildings every day.
The indirect beneficiaries are the future children who will be welcomed at the centre in the years ahead. Thanks to the refurbished infrastructure, they too will enjoy a healthier, more comfortable living environment and functional facilities.
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