Activities Support partner Funding partner Type NGO Website http://www.connectinternational.nl/

Location Jan van Houtkade 50 2311 PE Leiden Zuid Holland The Netherlands

Contact Ester Mgina - van Vugt Email E.Mgina@ConnectInternational.nl Phone +31 (0)71 514 1111 Fax +31 (0)71-5141111

The organisation:
Via local partners Connect International (CI) supports local communities to develop themselves. To reach this, innovative information systems and technologies are used. These so called Smart tecs are simple and affordable water- and sanitation solutions that in general can be produced locally.
The keyword is reparability, users are able to the maintenance themselves and spareparts are affordable and available. A Smart tec example is the rope pump, an innovative low cost handpump now used by 3 million people. Others examples are Rota sludge and Baptist well drilling, Tube groundwater recharge, Easy drip irrigation, Siphon water filters and VIP latrines.

The partnership:
Connect International supports AKVO with examples of good practices but also informs on failures, this because experiences indicate, “Simple is not easy”. A successful introduction of a simple technology requires, professional guidance. Learning from the past and combining the experiences of the AKVO partners, cost of water and sanitation can be reduced and sustainability increased.

Health and Hygiene Education

School Sanitation Project

Smart-technology Training Program

Hydraulic Ram Pumps for Colombia

Water for Healthy Food

Rural Mozambican Schools Practice Sanitation

Drinking Water for Upland Communities

Introduction of Rope Pump in Philippines

Total Water Project

Rope Pumps for Rural Communities

Improved Latrines for Rural Communities

Water filters for families in Mozambique