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The handpump phenomenon
01.10.1989
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The Zimbabwe Bush Pump
01.10.1989
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Upgrading family wells in Zimbabwe
01.01.1991
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Maintenance, the key to handpump survival
01.04.1993
The handpump has a vital role to play, but it is essential to continue to work towards finding truly sustainable systems of management. -
Zimbabwe's user-friendly Bush Pump
01.10.1995
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump last featured in Waterlines in October 1989 (Vol.8, No.2). Already described by more than one commentator as 'a remarkable pump', a great deal of research and development has been carried out over the last six years. What are the results? -
Now in my backyard — Zimbabwe's upgraded family well programme
01.04.1996
The well programme is a hit with the people, but goes against the government grain. Can an NGO allay the bureaucrats' misgivings that something so simple cannot be serious — and persuade them that offering material subsidies to individual families is the cheap option? -
Small steps count — building on traditional methods for rural water supply
01.01.1997
All that glitters … can end up as a rusty heap of useless technology. Are we overlooking traditional methods of water provision? Can't something that has stood the test of time cope with some careful improvement?