Observation planning. . .

Tomorrow, we leave for our first three days of observations. We’re going to the Svay Rieng province which is about 3 hours from Phnom Penh. It’s the small Italy-shaped piece of Cambodia that sticks out into Vietnam in the direction of Saigon. We’re going to talk to a handful of villagers as well as masons, concrete ring producers and retailers—these are the main stakeholders in the latrine value chain. If we have time, we’ll also talk with village chiefs, schoolteachers and village- or commune-level health professionals. We’re also going to talk to someone on the province level of the Ministry of Rural Development. If you’re keen to know more about what we’ll be asking, you can find our interview guide here. We’ll use it as a guide for conversations rather than as a survey.