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<font size="4" color="black">=Introduction to all [[Handpumps]]</font>===
[[Image:Handpump small2.jpg|right|160px|link=Handpumps]]
There are many handpumps available for both households and communities. Below are Shallow handpumps, from 0 to 20 meters in depth. [[Household_and_community_pumps_-_Medium,_20-50m|Medium]], 20-50m, and [[Household_and_community_pumps_-_Deep,_50-100m|Deep]], 50-100m, pump information is also available. The household-sized handpumps are for smaller groups, and the community ones are more robust and durable for groups up to 300 people. However, keep in mind the following qualities in choosing the right handpump for your situation:
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<font size="4" color="black">=Shallow pumps, 0-20m</font>===
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<font size="4" color="black">=Small land owners and how they lift water in Africa</font>===
[[Image:pumps chart.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Estimates of land area irrigated by small-scale private initiatives in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Chart: [http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/sww2012/index.aspx IWMI.]]]
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<font size="4" color="black">=Pump links</font>===
{{#ev:youtube|eC4Cy_mcL40|200|auto|<font size="2"><center>Smart Handpumps: remote <br>monitoring of handpumps</center></font>}}
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<font size="4" color="black">=Acknowledgements</font>===
* [http://artplatform.unicef.org/wash/UNICEF_WASH_Technology_web.pdf WASH Technology Information Packages - for UNICEF WASH Programme and Supply Personnel.] First edition, 2010.
* [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/technical-briefs/41-vlom-pumps.pdf 41- VLOM pumps.] Loughborough University.
* [http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsacd/cd46/task162.pdf VLOM for Rural Water Supply: Lessons from Experience.] WELL, Water and Environmental Health. WEDC, Loughborough University, UK. 1999.
