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|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:water_provision2.png|thumb|left|270px|Plastic water container hung high in bathroom, and tipped forward by pulling rope so water flows onto bather.]]

|style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:water_provision3.png|thumb|left|190px|Basin / bowl placed on wooden table to raise it to a convenient height for the bather.]]
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|<font size="3">'''Suitable for:''' people who have difficulty carrying water; people who prefer to sit while washing.</font>
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|width="20%"|'''Construction'''
|width="20%"|'''Advantages '''
|width="20%"|'''Disadvantages'''
|width="20%"|'''Improvements / variations'''
|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour'''
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Elevated large water storage jar with flexible hose, with tap to smaller secondary jar placed next to bathing bench. Water fed by gravity.''' 
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* User does not need to carry water
* Bather can fill secondary water jar when required, using tap to control water flow at point of use
* Main water jar filled by rainwater harvesting, or by other family members at their convenience
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* Requires space and regular maintenance
* Relies on rainwater; in dry season large jar must be filled by hand
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* A bathing screen would normally be placed around the bathing area
* Storage tank could be made of locally available materials
|Medium to high
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Plastic water container hung high in bathroom, and tipped forward by pulling rope so water flows onto bather.'''
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* User does not need to carry water
* Container can be filled by other family members at their convenience
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* Needs to be filled regularly
* Height makes it inconvenient to fill
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* Could also be installed in a toilet to provide water for anal cleansing / handwashing
* Connect plastic hose and tap for more controlled water flow<br>
[[Image:water_provision4.png|thumb|120px|Credit: Arushi India / Trivedi]]
|Medium
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|style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Basin / bowl placed on wooden table to raise it to a convenient height for the bather.'''
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* Low cost
* Little maintenance required
|Bathers are unable to fill basin themselves so are dependent on others to refill it each time they need it
|Basin could be placed on large, flat stone, or a wooden stand<br>
[[Image:water_provision5.png|thumb|120px|Credit: WaterAid / WEDA]]
|Low
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[[Image:water_provision1.png|thumb|none|500px|Elevated large water storage jar with flexible hose, with tap to smaller secondary jar placed next to bathing bench. Water fed by gravity.]]