"Hand pumps continue to be the principal technology used to supply water to rural people in developing countries. This is because in most cases, hand pumps represent the most cost-effective option for supplying safe water to low-income small communities. Hand pumps are environmentally friendly, relatively simple to operate, and manageable by the community itself." (Source: Rural Water Supply Network).

Positive Displacement Pumps (10-50 meters lift)

• Bush Hand Pump (International)
• Afridev Hand Pump International)
• Mark II Hand Pump (International)
• Kardia Hand Pump (Germany)
• Vergnet Hand Pump (France)
• Heller-Aller Pumps (USA)  
• Tara Direct Action Handpumps 
• Overview (India)
• Construction Details (India)
• Unimade Pumps
• Econological Pipe Pump (Canada)

 Inertia Lift Pumps (3-10 meters lift) 

• Inertia-Lift Village Pump (New Zealand)

Suction Lift Hand Pumps (1-3 meters lift) 

• Rower Pump (United Kingdom)
• Shallow Well Handpump (India)
• Pitcher pump (Canada)
• Pitcher pump (US)
• Sigma hand pumps (Fill overhead tanks 7-90 litres/minute -- Canada)
• Treadle Irrigation Pump (India)
• Treadle Pumps (Industrial Dev. Enterprises)

Hydraulic Ram Pumps (lift 1-20 % of inflow water) 

Solar Pumps (10-100 meters lift)  

• Solar Submersible Pumps (Netherlands)
• BW Solar Water Pumping Specialists (Australia)

Other Handpump Links  

• How to Select the Proper Hand Pump (Thesis Paper)
• Malda Hand Pump Specifications (Rural Water Supply Network - Switzerland)
• Hand pump Standardization (WEDC - England)
• Key Factors for Sustainable Cost Recovery for Community Water Projects (IRC manual)
• The biggest myth of all – rural people want clean drinking water? (IRC)

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