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Hand Augered Garden Wells
Published: 1991

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has worked with gardeners in Niger since 1978 and has constructed more than 3000 concrete wells. In 1987, LWR began looking for a technique that would allow wells to be constructed more rapidly and at a lower cost than the concrete wells.
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InterAide Support to Operation and Maintenance of rural Water Supplies in Malawi in 2008
Published: 2009

The NGO InterAide has experience of supporting operation and maintenance of rural water supplies.
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Setting up viable supply chains for Hand Pumps in Vietnam
Published: 2001

Summary of an appraisal and impact assessment of the Governmentof Vietnam-IDE Hand Pump Promotion Program, that sold in five years 64000 non-subsidized Pumps to households.
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Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa

Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa
Published: 2006

This field note describes lessons drawn from a review of 25 studies conducted in 15 different countries that looked at handpump spare parts supply, particularly in the rural areas of Africa and non-African countries. The research suggests a number of key factors that are necessary for successful and sustainable handpump spare parts chain.
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Supply Chain Issues for WES Facilities
Published: 2004

Post-project problems of O&M management put supply chains management issues at the core of sustaining investments. Delivery mechanisms for spare parts and repair services have consistently failed because of limited resources, and a lack of incentives, resulting in a high percentage of non-functioning handpumps and water systems only a few years after their installation.
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Sustainability of Rural Water Services: Principles and practice
Published: 2011

This technical note provides an overview of the multidimensional factors that influence rural water supply sustainability, introduces a number of key principles for sustainability, and outlines the steps that can be taken to support sustainable rural water services.
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