Takeo: On Thursday, January 18, 2024, Mr. Touch Siphat, Deputy Director General of Administration and Finance and manager of SAAMBAT project is leading national and provincial technical team to raise awareness on environmental and social safeguard, gender transformation, sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment during the construction of rural infrastructure. The participants are local authorities and beneficiaries who live along the roads to be rehabilitated with 127 participants (53 women=42%) at Thlok commune hall, Treang district, Takeo province.

The main purpose of this awareness raising was to inform stakeholders about the detailed construction design, measures to control and reduce social and environmental impacts, gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and road safety. In addition, to disseminate information and contact for grievance mechanisms, anyone can submit a complaint about the construction activities to the project management and implementation team of the Provincial Department of Rural Development, local authorities or project representatives to find the solutions.

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