This specific page is a compendium of all related documents and tools used in the process of establishing a sustainable network of Area Mechanics for the repair and maintenance of hand pumps, and shops for the supply of spare parts.

It is listed following the different steps of project implementation and summarizes the specific objective of each tool and document.

One section is dedicated for the Hand pump technicians and one for partners’ shops:

• Area Mechanics Tool box

• Partners shop Tool box

All these documents and tools are in line with the national guidelines (which have been highly designed following Inter Aide – BASEDA’s approach).

Detailed listing :

In addition to these documents related to the networks themselves, Inter Aide and partners are also using other documents or tools for:

• Formalizing collaboration with Water District Officer and make official the development of these networks:
  • Memorandum of Understanding
• monitoring the effects of the maintenance services and their qualities:
  •  Water points surveys
    
    
• reinforcing, improving the coordination with other partners and/or building capacities:
  • Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration with other NGOs
    • in order to ensure that they will pass by Area Mechanics for rehabilitation
    • in order to avoid duplication and competition in the creation of AMs or spare parts retailers
  • Memorandum of Understanding with DHOs
    • In order to initiate the hand-over of the networks monitoring to Water Department.