Tens of thousands of hand pumps in the developing world remain idle for want of simple repairs. Even with limited mechanical ability, you can learn how to repair the most common hand pumps, including INDIA MARK (II and III), AFRI-DEV, Bush pumps, and more.

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.

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.
• Registration fee is USD $400 per person.
• Come prepared to learn and pull/repair hand pumps multiple times during the training.