Engaging Communities and Extending the Lives of Water Systems with Technology

It takes more than just good intentions and money to provide a community with a reliable source of clean water. Most water systems installed in Africa will fail within the first few years because of insufficient technical planning, lack of community investment and improper maintenance. We have developed a customizable and easy-to-use app to help train and assist community members to perform regular maintenance and diagnosis issues with their water systems. Additionally, the app is equipped with tools for tracking and reporting usage measurement and system evaluation. This information will provide our technical team with data about the frequency and commonality of issues which can teach us how to mitigate such issues in the future.