Makerere University – Rural Water Supply Network

By Vincent Casey, Technical Support Manager, and Richard Carter. (originally posted on the WaterAid website)

From the Catalyst Project: “A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services”

“Every year, over 30,000 boreholes fitted with handpumps are installed in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. All will break down at some point. Some will be repaired and return to service. Others will not be fixed and will fall out of use. All will eventually need to be replaced.

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