Accessible - Handwashing

Suitable for: all, especially people with weak legs or the use of only one hand.

Construction	Advantages	Disadvantages	Improvements / variations	Cost / labour
5L jerrycan with hole(s) pierced near the top, hung from a rail. Jerrycan is tipped by pressing a foot on a stick attached by a string to the lid.	Easy to construct using local materials	Difficult to use if person cannot use their feet	Needs to be regularly filled with water	Low
Suspended gourd; large hole for filling, small hole in plug for pouring	Locally available Easy to make	Not very durable	Needs to be regularly filled with water	Low
Cut-away jerrycan; water is scooped out with a ‘ladle’ made of a plastic aerosol lid fixed to a stick	Made with locally available materials Operated with hands instead of feet	Open to contamination	Put lid or cover on top, e.g. using cut out section of can Ladle could be pierced with holes so water trickles out when it is suspended. It can then be used with one hand.	Low
1L plastic bottle with ballpoint pen casing inserted via a hole near the bottom. Water flows when lid is loosened, stops when lid tightened.	Easy to make using locally available materials Operated with hands instead of feet	Needs constant refilling Difficult to refill Bottle top gets lost	The bottle could be replaced with a jerrycan to reduce the frequency of refilling, as long as the lid was tight-fitting.	Low

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