Partner Networks & Self-Supply Resources
Discover the organizations, technical platforms, and research databases behind simple, affordable, and local market-led WASH solutions.
SMART Centre Group
A global network promoting simple, market-based, affordable, and repairable water technologies (SMARTechs). SMART Centres establish localized training hubs, certify drillers, and support local fabricators of rope pumps, wire-brick tanks, and manual drills.
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Jacana SMART Centre Zambia
An NGO operating in Zambia implementing the Supported Self-Supply model. They train local manual drillers (using Mzuzu/auger setups), blacksmiths, and pump makers, and co-fund water projects using a digital discount coupon system.
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Practica Foundation
An international research and design foundation publishing standardized blueprints, CAD files, and step-by-step fabrication manuals for manual drilling tools, solar pumping systems, and low-cost agricultural irrigation kits.
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Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
The premier global network for rural water professionals. RWSN manages exhaustive libraries of research papers, policy briefs, and implementation toolkits regarding sustainable groundwater development, self-supply models, and manual drilling scaling.
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Self-Supply Platform
The digital ecosystem behind Jacana and other SMART Centre operations. It manages localized coupon codes, ag-retailer supply chain inventories, live GPS tracking of completed wells, and transparent donor accountability dashboards.
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Portable Solar Pumps
A platform introducing affordable, lightweight 15kg portable solar pump kits. The kits are designed to be theft-resistant by allowing farm owners to pack up the pump and panel at night, solving the primary challenge of rural solar adoption.
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Drillers Toolbox
A digital handbook and mapping registry designed specifically for manual drillers, geologists, and field practitioners to locate groundwater potential and log drilling profiles.
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WASH AI (Baobab Tech)
An AI-powered knowledge assistant indexing tens of thousands of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources to support interactive, context-specific inquiries and technical decision-making.
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UNICEF ASWA Publication Mapping
A curated library of 161 technical manuals, tools, and guidelines on rural water supply delivery, compiled using AI assistance under the UNICEF Accelerating Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) program.
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Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT)
A free, open-source water quality modelling tool that leverages routine field data to generate site-specific water chlorination targets, ensuring water remains safe from tapstands to households in emergencies.