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Where does the 30% handpump failure statistic come from?

TitleIRC Propeller Corporate Campaign : the facts
Publication TypeFact Sheet
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsIRC
Pagination4 p.
Date Published06/2018
PublisherIRC
Place PublishedThe Hague, the Netherlands
Publication LanguageEnglish
Abstract

IRC's Propeller campaign highlights the unacceptable level of failure of the hand pumps used for many rural water supply schemes (itself an indicator of the high levels of failure of infrastructure across the WASH sector). This fast fact sheet explains where the 30% figure used in the campaign comes from.

Citation Key83904

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