{"id":229,"date":"2023-11-10T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T08:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellboring.riversite.eu:8088\/?p=229"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:31:20","slug":"headline-blog-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/2023\/11\/10\/headline-blog-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing the broken well problem in Africa: a feasible solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-fc7572c3-0238-4a43-b9a5-c967c2d84c37 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d45d1b4b-9998-448e-a504-9b78fa277632 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-2e95c298-afaa-4127-ba5f-5148fc44618b col areoi-element col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_WellService_water-check_pre-work.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WellBoring&#8217;s sustainable approach to well maintenance emphasizes our proactive Maintain, Repair, Install (MRI) strategy. This not only addresses our own newly built wells but also rehabilitated wells. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_WellService_Checking-complete-dismantling_here-extracting-pump-rods-long-shot.jpg 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To forestall potential well failures and ensure the durability of each element, the hand pump requires complete disassembly for an exhaustive inspection. This in-depth scrutiny is the key to detecting any issues that could lead to future breakdowns, ensuring the well&#8217;s continued operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4_WellService_Replacing-Broken-Parts_Never-try-to-repair_always-replace.jpg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During annual inspections, temporary fixes are not an option. Experience dictates that only the replacement of worn parts is sensible, which is a critical component of WellBoring&#8217;s strategy to ensure the longevity and functionality of water wells.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-558e93a9-5c55-4f64-a34a-85e03bfac108 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WellBoring goes to great lengths to keep its wells working. Agreements are made with schools who have enough income to pay for maintenance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, many other wells have been installed but not maintained, and they have died well before their time. Most often the pump seizes up. There\u2019s a hole, there\u2019s plenty of water, but there\u2019s no longer a way of getting the water out. This has happened to thousands of wells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately the local community may simply believe the well was defective, and anyway they may not have the ability to fix their well. NGOs and local government may prefer to add more wells, even at much greater cost, rather than fixing broken wells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At WellBoring we have started to fix other parties\u2019 broken wells. But the real problem is the lack of maintenance. WellBoring has found a sustainable solution by working with primary schools who have a small water budget, but enough to fund maintenance.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WellBoring is starting to explore where micro-charges might be made for water, with funds contributing to a Well Life Fund.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than wait for wells to break, WellBoring is about to start maintaining other organisations\u2019 unmaintained wells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is leading to a much more cost-effective approach, because fixing a broken well costs much less than drilling a new well, but maintaining a well so it doesn\u2019t break is much cheaper still. It is called Maintain, Repair, Install, MRI for short. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We start our work by assessing what needs to be Maintained, what can be repaired, and what must be Installed. An MRI Scan. Then an appropriate way forward can be found.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nigel Linacre BEM is Chair of WellBoring.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4,9,11,12],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-articles","tag-learnings","tag-nigels-corner","tag-opinions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7452,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/7452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}