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Organization / Workplace
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Netherlands
Occupation
BlueZone Project Manager
Industry
CleanTech / Environment
Website
http://www.fairwater.org
About
FairWater's mission is realistic sustainable & affordable water supply in rural Africa, to reduce poverty. Our strategy is promote reliable handpumps (BluePumps) that can be maintained at very low cost with a yearly check-up by a regional caretaker (private sector) for US$ 50,-. per pump.
FairWater also promotes low-cost WatSan solutions for house-holds such as BlueCards, simple water filters, Tap-it Jerrycans, durable latrines, etc. Contact us or see WatSan.org and FairWater.org for details.
Main challenge for rural water supply in Africa is to keep handpumps operational at low cost. Evaluations showed that out of 350.000 donated handpumps, depending on regions, 35% to 80% of the hand...
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