Breakthrough for WaterAid-endorsed rope pump in Mozambique

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Breakthrough for WaterAid-endorsed rope pump in Mozambique

February 2011 A rope pump in use in Mozambique A rope pump in use in Lione village, Niassa, Mozambique. Credit: WaterAid / Thérèse Mahon The Mozambique government has approved the use of rope pumps across the country. This represents a fantastic achievement for WaterAid, which has been piloting and advocating the use of the technology in the country for seven years. Rope pumps are easier for communities to maintain than many other types of hand pump. Therefore they contribute to ensuring sustainable, long-term delivery of safe, clean water to many of the more remote areas in Mozambique. Read more: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/about_us/newsroom/9535.asp

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