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Stop the Rot: Learning from handpump rehabilitation – A short case study from Zambia Action research on handpump component quality and corrosion in sub-Saharan Africa’

Description:

This short report presents the data on the community perceptions and physical defects of the handpumps surveyed, reflects on how rehabilitation programmes could be reported on in the future, and makes some recommendations for a future study, as well as for handpump installation and rehabilitation in Zambia. The report is intended to stimulate further reflection by governments, as well as the organisations that fund and implement handpump rehabilitation projects in Zambia and beyond.

Bibliographical Information:

DANERT, K. and SMULDERS, J. (2022) Stop the Rot: Learning from handpump rehabilitation – A short case study from Zambia. Action research on handpump component quality and corrosion in sub-Saharan Africa’ , Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN , Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN , St. Gallen, Switzerland

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