Stop the rot - action research on handpump quality in sub-Saharan Africa

Writing on behalf of the Rural Water Supply Network, Dr Kerstin Danert discusses the issue of poor quality handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa and the impact their failure can have on communities

The failure of poor quality handpumps can have a dramatic effect on the lives of the communities that rely upon them for clean drinking water

10 February 2021
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Premature corrosion and failure of water supply hardware, particularly handpumps, is widespread in countries within Sub-Saharan Africa, but evidence is limited and largely anecdotal.

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