They are everything but still: Our the new water portalon betterplace.org experts share their experience from the field:
Hannelore Knott has worked in a rural well program in Cameroon. In herinterview, she explains why it is sometimes so complicated to drill a simple hole in the earth. And what are the consequences from having a well.
Mirina Meuss from the Society for Technical Collaboration (gtz) says: “Theoretically, we shouldn’t have any problems.” We have asked her why water is continuously one of the biggest problems in the world.
The One-Man Show: Wolfgang Buchner wasn’t swayed from his calling, but travelled to Bolivia where he has developed simple and quite successful methods for drilling wells. Our portrait illustrates a man who just couldn’t keep his knowledge to himself.
In addition we present exciting case studies with often surprising results:
Should Aid be Free? The Kenya Rural Water projectillustrates that people won’t spend money for clean water, despite the costs to their children’s health. One reason: scientists and aid workers have heretofore paid too little attention to indigenous concepts of health.
Children enjoying themselves on a merry-go-round simultaneously pump water for their village—what a great idea! PlayPumps in Africa were supported by numerous investors with millions of dollars. But this fun-and-plumb vision turned out to be a pipe dream. A critique.
This problem stinks: Almost half the human population has little to no access to sanitary waste facilities. We outline which simple technologies are helping out and what new methods are worth noting.
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