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Download fileLeasing, a new handpump O&M concept
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Paul van BeersThe future of sustainable Rural Water Supply in Africa is
still uncertain, in spite of it receiving nearly half a million
donated handpumps. After the Water Decade from 1980 to
1990 the investment by donors has continued. Unfortunately
it seems that there is now a need for extra donor
funding to maintain these services, because they are not
presently sustainable. This paper discusses some underlying
causes and suggests an alternative and more integrated
approach to deal with the logistical and financial limitations
of handpump maintenance that became evident in the
last decade.
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