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Accessible - Water Provision

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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>
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|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>
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|Low
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===Acknowledgements===
* Content and images: [http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=aff6d098-00f2-42e5-b9a0-22ec2b264a5e Compendium of accessible WASH technologies] WaterAid.

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