Third Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Sanitation credit scheme requires an exit strategy. The project foresaw the establishment of a sanitation credit scheme, financed by the project through a grant from the central government. However, it did not address what should happen with the grant money and potential revenues once the project was completed. This lack of clarity has made Provincial Viet Nam Women�s Unions (PVWUs) reluctant to continue the program by revolving the first batch of repaid credits and expanding it to other communities outside the original project area. In all provinces, the provincial people�s committee (PPC) issued specific orders that PVWUs are in charge of the funds. The program may be continued after loan closing and initiatives may be extended outside the original project area.