Fixing a fundamental flaw in hygiene promotion
Why explain to people the health benefits of handwashing with soap, when people don’t even have running water at home? SaniTap Co-Founder Adriaan Mol, based in Nairobi, Kenya, was increasingly frustrated with what he saw in the field. He developed a solution. Even the UN took notice. In the past, Mol has directed large water, …...
One in four handpumps in Africa is non-functional
A recent study published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development quantifies the problem of broken-down drinking water infrastructure in rural Africa. Their findings “suggest that approximately one in four handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non-functional at any point in time, which in 2015 was roughly...
