Partners for Development Taxi Service
Partners for Development
Partners for Development Taxi Service is a transportation system for service in rural Cambodia.
Partners for Development Taxi Service is a transportation system for rural Cambodians that links various villages to each other and to hospitals for emergency/mass transport. A motor bike, called a Remorque, pulls a 5.25 m2 cart that can fit about 25 people to the nearest desired location (usually a hospital or healthcare center).
Partners for Development, through local government management and local private sector transport providers.
~1 USD per month per subscriber who purchases a transportation card.
Monthly fee per community, so that transportation is always available without an up-front payment. Each fee will vary based on travel distance to the nearest stop on the road.
PFD will assist Commune Councils (CCs) in awarding contracts to local private transport (boat/barge, truck/motorcycle cart) providers at a set monthly fee. For transport an a specified daily route, it will be developed in consultation with villagers based on perceived transport needs.
Village-level revolving loan funds will be established to provide on-the-spot micro-credit for the costs of emergency travel. When poor women are transported to the hospital, the loan will be repaid by the Health Equity Fund, a government social protection scheme already in place. Otherwise, families will be responsible for reimbursement with interest rates and terms as set by the Village Development Council.
In unusually distant locations where emergency transport costs would exceed the reimbursement capacity of most residents, Commune Council social welfare funds will subsidize the actual cost.
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Local private sector transport providers serving pregnant women and newborn children in need of routine and urgent ante/postnatal and delivery care.