Title | A handle on health |
Publication Type | Audiovisual |
Year of Publication | 1986 |
Authors | IDRC -Ottawa, Ont., CA, International Development Research Centre |
Pagination | video (28 min.): VHS |
Date Published | 1986-01-01 |
Publisher | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
Place Published | Ottawa, Ont, Canada |
Keywords | appropriate technology, community participation, ethiopia, hand pumps, local production, maintenance, malaysia, philippines, safe water supply, sri lanka, thailand, women |
Abstract | Thousand's of people in the developing world die each day for lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation. Women and children spend hours and waste energy each day in back-breaking labour, bringing home water that is often contaminated. A handle on health shows how this burden can be lifted by actively involving the community in a new approach to the delivery of safe water. The projects featured in the film demonstrated how simple durable handpumps can be designed, tested, and manufactured in developing countries with low-cost materials, providing employment opportunities and saving scarce foreign exchange. The film also shows how women, the Third World's primary drawers of water, are helping to ensure a safe, uninterrupted supply by taking control of water delivery and are maintaining and even manufacturing their own handpumps. |
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