In Ethiopia, prioritising access to groundwater, supported by responsive and proactive operation and maintenance, increases rural water supply... Read more...
An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service... Read more...
Case studies of the pay-as-you-fetch (PAYF) model in Kabarole District. Read more...
Communal groundwater supplies are likely to remain the main source of improved water supplies for many rural areas in Africa and South Asia for... Read more...
There is a need to go beyond functionality monitoring by collecting quantitative data on rates of abandonment, frequency and duration of breakdown,... Read more...
Governments and development partners must significantly strengthen post-construction support and test and evaluate alternative models for managing... Read more...
This report focuses on defining the conditions for the establishment of an effective repair and maintenance system for hand pumps in the Sahel region. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso s'est intéressé aux facteurs expliquant la fréquence élevée des pannes des forages équipés de PMH dans la région du Sahel. Read more...
Handpump sustainability is enhanced by household members' involvement in management-related decisions, but is compromised when households are... Read more...
This document presents a set of monitoring indicators and data collection sheets. Read more...
The book is the final output from the research project 'Guidelines for Sustainable Handpump Projects in Africa' and is designed to assist those... Read more...