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Many villages in rural Tanzania lack access to clean water meaning villagers are forced carry water very long distances from muddy ponds shared with animals, leading to multiple health problems, particularly for children. We use local expertise to sustainably address this with 10 low cost wells.
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Situation
Our local rep has identified 10 villages and schools in desperate need of clean water. Over 12,000 people now walk long distances to fetch and carry water from streams and ponds shared with animals. This causes multiple health problems, as well as wasting many hours that could be used for more productive labour, or studying
Solution
This is the local technology model of manually pumping water from the wells without dipping the container into it. A rope hand pump is manufactured by our welders in our workshop using locally accessible facilities. It pumps water from up to 60 metres with the application of fair human power. The technology is the best water pumping solution to areas with no electricity to run motor pumps and we have made and installed 13 rope hand pump since 2016 as they are made upon need.
