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The MUS Group offers a facility, through which its members can visit each other's projects or activity sites, so as to provide technical expertise to each other on specific issues or problems. This folder contains reports of those technical exchange visits, including lessons learnt that may be relevant for others.
Rainwater harvesting in Ethiopia The RAIN Foundation submitted a request for technical assistance on the inclusion of MUS in their rainwater harvesting programme in Ethiopia. RiPPLE, through the HCS, provided such support and recommended the programme to include water for livestock.
The use of Canzee Pumps in the Zinder region of Niger The Canzee Hand pump is an inexpensive yet reliable and easy to maintain pump, ideal for small communities. After two years of trials, Winrock International asked its developer to suggest an even simpler design which could be made from locally sourced materials and offered for sale to private households. A prototype pump was made in September 2009, and over the following months a further fifty units will constructed and marketed.
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