Tag: handpump failure

  • New Paper: Contribution of physical factors to handpump borehole functionality in Africa
    New Paper: Contribution of physical factors to handpump borehole functionality in Africa

    The latest from the Hidden Crisis project: Highlights Handpumps are the main water supply for rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa. However, studies show that >25 % of handpumps are non-functional at any time. We present results from a systematic field study of handpump borehole functionality. The study was designed to investigate the contribution of physical…

  • An Analysis of Hand Pump Boreholes Functionality in Malawi
    An Analysis of Hand Pump Boreholes Functionality in Malawi

    by  Prof T. Mkandawire, E. Mwathunga, A.M. MacDonald, H.C. Bonsor, S. Banda, P.,Mleta, S. Jumbo, J. Ward, D. Lapworth, L. Whaley, R.M. Lark Abstract A survey on functionality of boreholes equipped with hand pumps was undertaken in five districts in Malawi in 2016. The survey aimed at developing a robust evidence base and understanding of the complex and multifaceted causes…

  • A Malawian researcher takes UPGro knowledge to up-and-coming scientists in college
    A Malawian researcher takes UPGro knowledge to up-and-coming scientists in college

    Interview by Isaiah Esipisu, PAMACC News Agency – www.pamacc.org Patrick Makuluni is a lecturer in the Mining Department of the University of Malawi, the Polytechnic. Makuluni holds MSc in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Curtin University in Australia and BSc in Civil Engineering from University of Malawi, the Polytechnic. Recently, the scientist published a…

  • Debating real-world community-based management of water points
    Debating real-world community-based management of water points

    Community-management has been the mainstay of rural water supplies in Africa, and in many other parts of the world, but is it the only way? Are there better alternatives? In this lively webinar, researchers from the UPGro Hidden Crisis project discuss their research with RWSN members: Do you have anything to add? Leave your comments…

  • African governments acknowledging the Hidden Crisis
    African governments acknowledging the Hidden Crisis

    Survey results of rural water points in Uganda, Ethiopia and Malawi presented to government ministry chiefs ‘Functionality’ of a water point is more than a binary is water flow at the time of inspection? YES/NO Government partners see the value in how the research can improve monitoring and evaluation of rural water supplies

  • Long lasting rural water supplies in tough environments: lessons from Kenya
    Long lasting rural water supplies in tough environments: lessons from Kenya

    by Dr Tim Foster (from the Oxwater blog) Having just published the fourth instalment in a series of papers examining rural supply sustainability on the south coast of Kenya, it is timely to reflect upon some of the common threads that emerge from these related but discrete studies. Throughout our investigations we have examined rural water sustainability…

  • Call for standard approach to assessing water supply functionality
    Call for standard approach to assessing water supply functionality

    New UPGro paper “The need for a standard approach to assessing the functionality of rural community water supplies” by  Helen Bonsor,  Alan MacDonald, Vincent Casey, Richard Carter and Paul Wilson. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-017-1711-0 The Sustainable Development Goals have set an agenda for transformational change in water access, aiming for secure household connections globally. Despite this goal, communal…

  • New UPGro paper: “Risk Factors associated with rural water supply: A 30-year retrospective study of handpumps on the south coast of Kenya”
    New UPGro paper: “Risk Factors associated with rural water supply: A 30-year retrospective study of handpumps on the south coast of Kenya”

    2018 promises to be really interesting one as the UPGro (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor) reaches maturity. There is already a lot published since 2014 (https://upgro.org/publications-papers/peer-reviewed-journal-papers/) and here is a new one, which will be of interest to RWSN members – as it has been written by active RWSN members: “Risk Factors…

  • Investigating water governance arrangements in Balaka District, Malawi – news from the field

    by Naomi Oates, Grantham institute, UPGro Hidden Crisis My first impressions of Malawi? It is hot! Temperatures are reaching 37°C in Balaka district at the moment. Around midday it is particularly difficult to move around in the scorching sun – much preferable to sit under a shady tree until the heat dissipates a little (usually it…

  • Stop the Rot – helps us stop the scandal of pump corrosion
    Stop the Rot – helps us stop the scandal of pump corrosion

    This week RWSN/UPGro hosted a webinar on: Overcoming the Rural Water Supply Scandal of Handpump Corrosion (RWSN) – Recording (English) Dépasser le scandale de la corrosion des pompes manuelles dans l’approvisionnement rural en eau (RWSN) – Recording (French) The key points are: handpump corrosion has been known about for 30 years, it is avoidable yet…