Life is a beautiful journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life.Life is a rich journey where we learn from challenges and pain, but also find joy and celebration. Each experience, whether tough or joyful, shapes who we are and guides us toward our true purpose. Every moment, big or small, is part of our growth and discovery.
– PHA Sreyleak
Young leader name : PHA Sreyleak
Educational background: Water and Environmental Engineering
PWO : Svay Romeat Water Supply
Location : Kandal Province
The “Story from the Field” is a compelling narrative series featuring 10 emerging change-makers from YLWA Cohort 2, who spent six eye-opening months working with seven private water operators in Cambodia. This story captures their journey, full of ups and downs, and reveals how they tackled challenges and gained invaluable lessons along the way. Get ready to be inspired by their experiences and the difference they made in the field.



I would like to thank Mr. LUN Sombo and all the seniors of the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) for funding this program.
In addition, I would like to thank all seniors in ISEA Cambodia for the great discussion some time ago. I sincerely thank Dr. SAO Davy, Ms. CHHOM Nika, and all seniors, the advisors of the Center for Sustainable Water for their valuable time, encouragement, indispensable advice, provision of reference materials, and diligent guidance throughout this internship.
Also, I would like to thank Mr. SIEV Hout, Ms. HAK Sonita, and all seniors who gave advance and provided guidance, for their support, cooperation, sharing ideas, and guidance along the way during my internship period at Svay Romiet Water Supply.
Finally, I would like to thank Impact Hub and YLWA for their mental health support and discussion during the internship. On March 26, I started my six-month internship at Svay Romiet Water Supply Station. I was scared because I was scared to adapt but excited to learn something new.
On my first day, I met all the seniors who worked there. They were very friendly and made me feel welcome. At first, I helped with simple tasks like Guidelines on Flood Resilient Measurement For Water Supply.
Soon, I began to work on water quality, Jar Tests, and SOP. I helped create the laboratory and solve some problems that were in the station. After six months, I felt more confident and skilled. My internship taught me a lot about the use of good quality water and many challenges in this water sector.
I am grateful for the experience and excited to use what I learned in school and apply with learned knowledge in this place. I hope in the future I become a successful water resource engineer.
[YLWA]ត្រូវបានគាំទ្រដោយរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលអូស្ត្រាលី តាមរយៈកម្មវិធីភាពជាដៃគូ កម្ពុជា អូស្រ្តាលី សម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍប្រកបដោយភាពធន់ (CAPRED) និងអនុវត្តដោយ អង្គការប្រើប្រាស់ទឹកប្រកបដោយចីរភាព។
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