Mobile Technology Helps Liberia Map Rural Water Points

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Mobile Technology Helps Liberia Map Rural Water Points

With WSP’s help, the Ministry of Public Works deployed 150 data collectors on motorcycles and equipped with phones using the FLOW software to map the rural water points. The month-long exercise – through extremely challenging environments – succeeded in mapping 7,500 safe water points. This data will enable detailed costing and needs assessments, which will feed into Liberia’s poverty reduction strategy and other planning and implementation instruments. Read more: http://j.mp/nbrIcF

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