Clean water
Millbrook Pump Repair Teams
Mobile mechanics on motorbikes who bring broken hand pumps back into use, often within 48 hours.
Location
Millbrook County
People reached
21,000 people
Status
Active
Year started
2022
The need
Around a third of the hand pumps in Millbrook were broken at any time. Most needed a part worth less than a day's wage.
How it works
- Four trained mechanics, each covering 40 to 60 pumps
- A phone line that villages call when a pump stops
- A parts store in the county town
- Quarterly checks on every pump, broken or not
Who we work with
The county water office shares its pump register. A local enterprise employs the mechanics and keeps the parts store.
What your support does
Eighty dollars keeps one mechanic on the road for a month. Template values.
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