International Water and Sanitation Center studies reveal that in the last 20 years some 800,000 hand pumps have failed prematurely in Africa alone. Unrepaired this cost represents over $1.5 Billion. A hand pump repair program that trains nationals and provides tools for hand pump repair not only increases a sustainable success rate but can also provide micro-business possibilities for people to keep hand pumps repaired throughout an entire region.

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You should attend the hand pump repair course if:

• You do water or sanitation related work in developing countries.
• You are involved in humanitarian and relief work.
• You are involved in short or long term mission trips.
• You drill wells and want to add pump repair to your set of skills.
• You are preparing for work, projects and endeavors similar to Peace Corps service.

You will learn:

• Various hand pump types
• The hand pump makes and models commonly found in the developing world
• Hand pump construction and operation
• Hand pump repair tools
• How to pull hand (cylinder) pumps
• How to repair cylinder pumps
• Background on well drilling methods and water well construction
• How to disinfect water wells
• How to retrieve items dropped down a well

Your training will include:

• Three days of instruction
• Training manual
• Breakfast/lunch
• CD of supplementary training material including pump repair manuals

Duration and cost:
The hand pump repair course lasts 3 days, 7 hours per day.
Come prepared to learn and pull/repair hand pumps multiple times during the training.

Registration fee is USD $400 per person. REGISTER NOW