This website will serve as a platform to promote policy dialogues in rural water supply and sanitation. sector.

The National Rural Clean Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy (NRWSSS) toward 2020 was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 104/QD-TTg dated August 25th, 2000. The main tool for implementing this NRWSSS is the National Target Program (NTP) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS).

The NTP Phase I (1999-2005) was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 237/QD-TTg dated December 3rd, 1998.

The NTP Phase II (2006-2010) was approved by the Prime Minister by Decision No. 277/QD-TTg dated December 11th, 2006.

While the NTP I for RWSS during the 1999 – 2005 period has made encouraging achievements, many activities are still on their way to becoming successful. In order to take advantage of the results of the NTP I and to implement the strategic targets up to 2010 in accordance with commitments to the Government, people and international donors community, implementation of the NTP II is needed and relevant, as agreed by various ministries, government agencies and localities.

Development objectives

1. Living conditions of rural people improved by improving rural water supply and sanitation services and raising community awareness of environment protection.

2. Negative impacts on rural people’s health due to poor water supply and sanitation conditions reduced and environment pollution in the community minimized.

Immediate objectives

The following objectives are to be obtained by 2010:

a. Water supply:

- 85% of the rural population use hygienic water of which 50% use clean water that meets MoH’s standards 09/2005/QD-BYT issues on 11/3/2005 with 60 liters /capita /day.

b. Environment sanitation:
- 70% of rural households have hygienic latrines.

- 70% of rural households have hygienic livestock pens.

c. Public facilities:

- All rural primary schools, kindergartens, nurseries, clinics and commune people’s committees have access to clean water and hygienic latrines.

- Gradually minimize environment pollution in trade villages, especially in food processing villages.