Output Based Aid projects

East Meets West’s Output-Based Aid (OBA) programs work closely with local partners to help increase sanitation adoption and access to clean water among people in poor, rural areas of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Output-Based Aid has increasingly been recognized as a key financing mechanism to expand access to basic services for the poor and to ensure sustainability. Unlike traditional financing, where payment is made prior to implementation, OBA provides payment based on results after implementation. The donor and service provider agree on a pre-determined payment to ensure service delivery and cost efficiency. The service provider mobilizes private funds to pre-finance investment. The aim of our sanitation OBA initiatives is to reduce the practice of open defecation for improved individual and community health. We combine stakeholder incentives, community education, and assistance in securing financing to enable poor families to buy and install sanitary household latrines. The aim of our water supply OBA initiatives is to ensure household service provision that is high-quality and sustainable. We construct new water systems, as well as rehabilitate and extend existing systems, to enable “last mile” delivery.